Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h11 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

11 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 mg/kg/day · 3× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 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.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb45 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
50 units250 mLregular insulin6 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 6 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/250 mL6 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
50 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h98 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 98 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/250 mL0.1 units/kg/h98 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h78 kg2 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 78 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 2 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL2 mcg/min78 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h75 kg8 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 8 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 75 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL8 mcg/kg/min75 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 110 mg
  2. 2. D = 300 mg
  3. 3. D = 1.2 units/h
  4. 4. R = 49 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 7.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 22.5 mL/h

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