Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h20 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

20 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h17 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

17 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 102 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 102 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg102 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h4 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 4 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL4 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine22 mL/h109 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 22 mL/h. The patient weighs 109 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL22 mL/h109 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine33 mL/h67 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 33 mL/h. The patient weighs 67 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL33 mL/h67 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 300 mg
  2. 2. D = 170 mg
  3. 3. V = 6.1 mL
  4. 4. R = 4 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 6.7 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 13.1 mcg/kg/min

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