Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · q6h24 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

24 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

17 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin2 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL runs at 2 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/50 mL2 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h90 kg15 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 90 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL15 units/kg/h90 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h71 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 71 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min71 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h86 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 86 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min86 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 144 mg
  2. 2. V = 10.2 mL
  3. 3. D = 2 units/h
  4. 4. R = 27 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 32 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 32.3 mL/h

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