Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h24 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

24 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

21 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h6 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 6 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL6 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h3 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 3 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL3 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine39 mL/h85 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 39 mL/h. The patient weighs 85 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL39 mL/h85 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h99 kg4 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 4 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 99 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL4 mcg/kg/min99 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 240 mg
  2. 2. V = 9.3 mL
  3. 3. R = 6 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 7.5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 7.6 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 14.9 mL/h

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