Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

12 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 50 mg/kg/day · q8h24 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

24 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h54 kg20 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 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 54 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL20 units/kg/h54 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h53 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 53 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL14 units/kg/h53 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h78 kg12.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 78 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL12.5 mcg/kg/min78 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h72 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 72 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min72 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2.4 mL
  2. 2. D = 400 mg
  3. 3. R = 27 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 14.8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 29.3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 3 mL/h

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