Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

9 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h10 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 10 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/50 mL10 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 65 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 units/kg for a patient who weighs 65 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg65 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine25 mL/h61 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 25 mL/h. The patient weighs 61 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL25 mL/h61 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine23 mL/h51 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 23 mL/h. The patient weighs 51 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL23 mL/h51 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 400 mg
  2. 2. V = 2.4 mL
  3. 3. R = 5 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 5.2 mL
  5. 5. D = 10.9 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 12 mcg/kg/min

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