Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · 3× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb50 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
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
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h65 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 65 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL12 units/kg/h65 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine26 mL/h72 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 26 mL/h. The patient weighs 72 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL26 mL/h72 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h84 kg40 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 84 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 40 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL40 mcg/min84 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 200 mg
  2. 2. D = 500 mg
  3. 3. D = 2 units/h
  4. 4. R = 15.6 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 9.6 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 12 mL/h

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