Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 25 mg/kg/day · 4× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb25 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

24 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 62 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 units/kg for a patient who weighs 62 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

80 units/kg62 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h86 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 86 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL18 units/kg/h86 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h82 kg40 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 82 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 40 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL40 mcg/min82 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine30 mL/h52 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 30 mL/h. The patient weighs 52 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL30 mL/h52 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 250 mg
  2. 2. V = 5 mL
  3. 3. V = 0.99 mL
  4. 4. R = 15.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 12 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 9.6 mcg/kg/min

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