Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 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.

9 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · 4× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb50 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL5 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin10 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 10 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL10 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine26 mL/h76 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 26 mL/h. The patient weighs 76 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL26 mL/h76 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h96 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 96 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 6 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 mL6 mcg/min96 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.6 mL
  2. 2. D = 500 mg
  3. 3. R = 5 mL/h
  4. 4. D = 10 units/h
  5. 5. D = 9.1 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 11.3 mL/h

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