Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 23 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

23 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h100 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 100 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h100 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h108 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 108 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/h108 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine12 mL/h90 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 12 mL/h. The patient weighs 90 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL12 mL/h90 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h53 kg6 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 6 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 53 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL6 mcg/kg/min53 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 250 mg
  2. 2. V = 13.8 mL
  3. 3. R = 40 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 40.5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 3.6 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 11.9 mL/h

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