Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h20 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

20 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 26 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

26 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h83 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 83 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h83 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h3 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 3 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL3 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h57 kg8 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 57 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 8 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 mL8 mcg/min57 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h93 kg15 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 93 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 15 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 mL15 mcg/min93 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 200 mg
  2. 2. V = 13.9 mL
  3. 3. R = 19.9 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 3 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 15 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 4.5 mL/h

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