Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 mg/kg/day · 2× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb45 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q6h14 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 14 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

14 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h56 kg20 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 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 56 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h56 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h100 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 100 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h100 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine17 mL/h70 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 17 mL/h. The patient weighs 70 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL17 mL/h70 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h73 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 73 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min73 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 225 mg
  2. 2. D = 175 mg
  3. 3. R = 22.4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 6.5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 13.7 mL/h

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