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 8 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.

8 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 50 mg/kg/day · q12h12 kg → D = ? mg

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

12 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h81 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 81 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL18 units/kg/h81 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 87 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 87 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg87 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine20 mL/h53 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 20 mL/h. The patient weighs 53 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL20 mL/h53 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h93 kg12.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 93 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL12.5 mcg/kg/min93 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.2 mL
  2. 2. D = 300 mg
  3. 3. R = 14.6 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 1.2 mL
  5. 5. D = 6.3 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 34.9 mL/h

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