Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h12 kg → D = ? mg

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

12 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q8h11 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

11 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h82 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 82 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h82 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
10 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h107 kg15 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 10 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 107 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

10 000 units/250 mL15 units/kg/h107 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h51 kg8 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 8 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 51 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL8 mcg/kg/min51 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h77 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 77 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min77 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 180 mg
  2. 2. D = 110 mg
  3. 3. R = 10.3 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 40.1 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 15.3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 6 mL/h

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