Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 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.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h28 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

28 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h74 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 74 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h74 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h75 kg18 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 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 75 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h75 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h80 kg12.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 80 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL12.5 mcg/kg/min80 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h82 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 82 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min82 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 400 mg
  2. 2. D = 420 mg
  3. 3. R = 23.7 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 33.8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 30 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 6 mL/h

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