Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · q8h21 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

21 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

6 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin8 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 8 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL8 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 83 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 83 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg83 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h56 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 56 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min56 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h59 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 59 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min59 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 140 mg
  2. 2. V = 1.2 mL
  3. 3. D = 8 units/h
  4. 4. V = 5.8 mL
  5. 5. R = 3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 3 mL/h

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