Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 mg/kg/day · 2× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb45 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 mg/kg/day · q8h32 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 32 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

32 kg45 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 66 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 66 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg66 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin4 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 4 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL4 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h70 kg2 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 70 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 2 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 mL2 mcg/min70 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h73 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 73 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min73 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 225 mg
  2. 2. D = 480 mg
  3. 3. V = 5.3 mL
  4. 4. D = 4 units/h
  5. 5. R = 7.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 21.9 mL/h

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