Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 25 mg/kg/day · 4× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb25 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 50 mg/kg/day · q12h17 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

17 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h67 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 67 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h67 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h97 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 97 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/h97 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h98 kg40 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 98 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 40 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL40 mcg/min98 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine23 mL/h62 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 23 mL/h. The patient weighs 62 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL23 mL/h62 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 125 mg
  2. 2. D = 425 mg
  3. 3. R = 21.4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 27.2 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 12 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 12.4 mcg/kg/min

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