Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h19 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 19 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

19 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h27 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

27 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h88 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 88 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h88 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h106 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 106 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h106 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h58 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 58 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 6 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL6 mcg/min58 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine25 mL/h98 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 25 mL/h. The patient weighs 98 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL25 mL/h98 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 190 mg
  2. 2. D = 405 mg
  3. 3. R = 35.2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 17 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 22.5 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 8.5 mcg/kg/min

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