Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

20 kg45 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · 2× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin5 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 5 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL5 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h3 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 3 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL3 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine25 mL/h98 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 25 mL/h. The patient weighs 98 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL25 mL/h98 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h82 kg16 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 82 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 16 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL16 mcg/min82 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 6 mL
  2. 2. D = 375 mg
  3. 3. D = 5 units/h
  4. 4. R = 3 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 8.5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 30 mL/h

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