Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 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.

9 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension200 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 26 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

26 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 64 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 64 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg64 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin12 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 12 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL12 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine18 mL/h74 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 18 mL/h. The patient weighs 74 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL18 mL/h74 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h67 kg8 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 67 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 8 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL8 mcg/min67 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.6 mL
  2. 2. V = 6.5 mL
  3. 3. V = 4.5 mL
  4. 4. D = 4.8 units/h
  5. 5. D = 6.5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 30 mL/h

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