Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 mg/kg/day · 3× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb40 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q8h27 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

27 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 103 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 103 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg103 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h90 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 90 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL0.05 units/kg/h90 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h85 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 85 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min85 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h67 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 67 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 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 mL30 mcg/min67 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 400 mg
  2. 2. D = 450 mg
  3. 3. V = 7.2 mL
  4. 4. R = 4.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 37.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 18 mL/h

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