Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · q8h30 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

30 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension200 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 23 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

23 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h1.5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 1.5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL1.5 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h6 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 6 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL6 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h67 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 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 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min67 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h63 kg8 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 63 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 8 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 mL8 mcg/min63 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 240 mg
  2. 2. V = 5.8 mL
  3. 3. R = 1.5 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 6 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 30 mL/h

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