Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · 4× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

17 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin7.5 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 7.5 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL7.5 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h3 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 3 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL3 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine21 mL/h97 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 21 mL/h. The patient weighs 97 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL21 mL/h97 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine27 mL/h101 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 27 mL/h. The patient weighs 101 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL27 mL/h101 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 175 mg
  2. 2. V = 10.2 mL
  3. 3. D = 3 units/h
  4. 4. R = 3 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 5.8 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 8.9 mcg/kg/min

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