Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 14 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

14 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin15 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL runs at 15 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/50 mL15 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin12 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 12 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL12 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h91 kg50 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 91 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 50 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 mL50 mcg/min91 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h100 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 100 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 5 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL5 mcg/min100 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 7 mL
  2. 2. D = 150 mg
  3. 3. D = 15 units/h
  4. 4. D = 4.8 units/h
  5. 5. R = 15 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 18.8 mL/h

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