Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 80 mg/kg/day · q8h6 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

6 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

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

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h86 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 86 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL0.1 units/kg/h86 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL5 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine37 mL/h103 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 37 mL/h. The patient weighs 103 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL37 mL/h103 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine27 mL/h102 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 27 mL/h. The patient weighs 102 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL27 mL/h102 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 160 mg
  2. 2. D = 200 mg
  3. 3. R = 21.5 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 6 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 8.8 mcg/kg/min

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