Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

15 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

11 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h61 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 61 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/h61 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 105 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 105 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg105 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h71 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 71 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 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 mL30 mcg/min71 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine5 mL/h104 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 5 mL/h. The patient weighs 104 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL5 mL/h104 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 6 mL
  2. 2. V = 3.7 mL
  3. 3. R = 17.1 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 8.4 mL
  5. 5. R = 18 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 1.3 mcg/kg/min

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