Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · q8h10 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

10 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

6 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h56 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 56 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h56 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h3 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 3 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL3 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine17 mL/h76 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 17 mL/h. The patient weighs 76 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL17 mL/h76 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine15 mL/h56 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 15 mL/h. The patient weighs 56 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL15 mL/h56 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 80 mg
  2. 2. V = 6.4 mL
  3. 3. R = 2.8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 3 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 7.5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 7.1 mcg/kg/min

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