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 6 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.

6 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · 4× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb24 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 80 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 80 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg80 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h54 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 54 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL0.1 units/kg/h54 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h74 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 74 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min74 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h98 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 98 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min98 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1.5 mL
  2. 2. D = 120 mg
  3. 3. V = 4.8 mL
  4. 4. R = 5.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 18.8 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 44.1 mL/h

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