Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

15 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q8h8 kg → D = ? mg

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

8 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h104 kg15 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 104 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL15 units/kg/h104 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h75 kg14 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 75 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL14 units/kg/h75 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine32 mL/h75 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 32 mL/h. The patient weighs 75 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL32 mL/h75 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h92 kg8 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 92 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 8 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL8 mcg/min92 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 7.5 mL
  2. 2. D = 80 mg
  3. 3. R = 39 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 26.3 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 11.4 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 15 mL/h

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