Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · 3× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 92 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 92 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg92 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h107 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 107 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h107 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h83 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 83 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min83 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h99 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 99 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL20 mcg/min99 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. D = 350 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.3 mL
  4. 4. R = 32.1 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 24.9 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 12 mL/h

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