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 12 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.

12 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · 4× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 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.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h86 kg20 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 20 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.

20 000 units/500 mL20 units/kg/h86 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin5 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL runs at 5 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/50 mL5 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h66 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 66 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min66 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h99 kg2 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 99 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL2 mcg/kg/min99 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3 mL
  2. 2. D = 150 mg
  3. 3. R = 43 mL/h
  4. 4. D = 5 units/h
  5. 5. R = 39.6 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 7.4 mL/h

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