Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q12h20 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

20 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · q8h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h65 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 65 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL14 units/kg/h65 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h95 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 95 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/h95 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h105 kg8 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 8 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 105 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL8 mcg/kg/min105 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine38 mL/h98 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 38 mL/h. The patient weighs 98 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL38 mL/h98 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 500 mg
  2. 2. D = 450 mg
  3. 3. R = 18.2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 38 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 31.5 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 12.9 mcg/kg/min

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