Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · 3× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb40 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 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.

27 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h1 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 1 unit/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/50 mL1 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin15 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 15 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL15 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine14 mL/h76 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 14 mL/h. The patient weighs 76 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL14 mL/h76 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h86 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 86 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 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 mL30 mcg/min86 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 400 mg
  2. 2. V = 8.1 mL
  3. 3. R = 0.5 mL/h
  4. 4. D = 6 units/h
  5. 5. D = 4.9 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 9 mL/h

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