Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h20 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

20 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

16 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h84 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 84 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL12 units/kg/h84 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h108 kg15 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 108 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL15 units/kg/h108 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine16 mL/h73 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 16 mL/h. The patient weighs 73 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL16 mL/h73 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine16 mL/h107 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 16 mL/h. The patient weighs 107 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL16 mL/h107 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 300 mg
  2. 2. V = 8 mL
  3. 3. R = 20.2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 32.4 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 5.8 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 4 mcg/kg/min

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