Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h31 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 31 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

31 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 7 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

7 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h102 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 102 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h102 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h57 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 57 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h57 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h67 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 67 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min67 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine14 mL/h86 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 14 mL/h. The patient weighs 86 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL14 mL/h86 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 310 mg
  2. 2. V = 1.4 mL
  3. 3. R = 40.8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 18.2 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 15.1 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 4.3 mcg/kg/min

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