Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

27 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 mg/kg/day · q12h19 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 19 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

19 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h6 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 6 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL6 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h89 kg14 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 89 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL14 units/kg/h89 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h89 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 89 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL20 mcg/min89 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine37 mL/h83 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 37 mL/h. The patient weighs 83 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL37 mL/h83 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 5.4 mL
  2. 2. D = 380 mg
  3. 3. R = 6 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 24.9 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 12 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 11.9 mcg/kg/min

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