Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension200 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 13 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

13 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h30 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

30 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h4 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 4 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL4 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin4 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 4 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL4 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h94 kg15 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 15 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 94 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL15 mcg/kg/min94 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine7 mL/h101 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 7 mL/h. The patient weighs 101 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL7 mL/h101 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.3 mL
  2. 2. D = 300 mg
  3. 3. R = 4 mL/h
  4. 4. D = 4 units/h
  5. 5. R = 52.9 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 1.8 mcg/kg/min

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