Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h32 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 32 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

32 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 5 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

5 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h54 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 54 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL14 units/kg/h54 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin3 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 3 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL3 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine34 mL/h88 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 34 mL/h. The patient weighs 88 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL34 mL/h88 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h55 kg12.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 55 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL12.5 mcg/kg/min55 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 320 mg
  2. 2. V = 3.3 mL
  3. 3. R = 15.1 mL/h
  4. 4. D = 1.2 units/h
  5. 5. D = 12.9 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 20.6 mL/h

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