Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q6h16 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

16 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 mg/kg/day · 3× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb45 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 48 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 48 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg48 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin15 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 15 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL15 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine12 mL/h93 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 12 mL/h. The patient weighs 93 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL12 mL/h93 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine21 mL/h99 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 21 mL/h. The patient weighs 99 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL21 mL/h99 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 120 mg
  2. 2. D = 150 mg
  3. 3. V = 3.4 mL
  4. 4. D = 15 units/h
  5. 5. D = 3.4 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 5.7 mcg/kg/min

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