Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q8h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension200 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 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

14 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 102 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 102 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg102 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h98 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 98 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL0.05 units/kg/h98 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine10 mL/h109 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 10 mL/h. The patient weighs 109 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL10 mL/h109 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h77 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 77 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 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 mL20 mcg/min77 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 250 mg
  2. 2. V = 3.5 mL
  3. 3. V = 1.6 mL
  4. 4. R = 4.9 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 1.5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 6 mL/h

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