Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q12h29 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 29 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

29 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 mg/kg/day · q8h20 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

20 kg45 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h62 kg14 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 62 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL14 units/kg/h62 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL5 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine6 mL/h75 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 6 mL/h. The patient weighs 75 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL6 mL/h75 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine26 mL/h70 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 26 mL/h. The patient weighs 70 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL26 mL/h70 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 580 mg
  2. 2. D = 300 mg
  3. 3. R = 17.4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 2.7 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 12.4 mcg/kg/min

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