Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q12h19 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 19 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

19 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 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.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin7.5 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 7.5 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL7.5 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h72 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 72 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL0.05 units/kg/h72 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine36 mL/h54 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 36 mL/h. The patient weighs 54 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL36 mL/h54 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine35 mL/h71 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 35 mL/h. The patient weighs 71 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL35 mL/h71 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 475 mg
  2. 2. D = 200 mg
  3. 3. D = 3 units/h
  4. 4. R = 3.6 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 17.8 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 13.1 mcg/kg/min

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