Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

10 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 8 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

8 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 50 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 50 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

80 units/kg50 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h54 kg14 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 14 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 mL14 units/kg/h54 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine18 mL/h85 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 18 mL/h. The patient weighs 85 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL18 mL/h85 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h72 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 72 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 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 mL20 mcg/min72 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 4 mL
  2. 2. V = 4.8 mL
  3. 3. V = 0.8 mL
  4. 4. R = 18.9 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 5.6 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 12 mL/h

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