Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · 4× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb40 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 22 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

22 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h70 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 70 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL12 units/kg/h70 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 101 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 101 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg101 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h93 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 93 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min93 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine35 mL/h97 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 35 mL/h. The patient weighs 97 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL35 mL/h97 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 250 mg
  2. 2. V = 11 mL
  3. 3. R = 16.8 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 7.1 mL
  5. 5. R = 14 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 12 mcg/kg/min

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