Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 18 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

18 kg45 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 54 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 54 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg54 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin12 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 12 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL12 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h93 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 93 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min93 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h92 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 92 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 6 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL6 mcg/min92 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. V = 5.1 mL
  3. 3. V = 3.8 mL
  4. 4. D = 12 units/h
  5. 5. R = 55.8 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 11.3 mL/h

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