Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h20 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

20 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

30 kg25 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h79 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 79 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h79 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h1 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 1 unit/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL1 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h91 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 91 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min91 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h71 kg15 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 15 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 71 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL15 mcg/kg/min71 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 300 mg
  2. 2. V = 15 mL
  3. 3. R = 31.6 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 1 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 34.1 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 39.9 mL/h

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