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 29 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.

29 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h27 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

27 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 68 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 68 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

60 units/kg68 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h77 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 77 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h77 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h50 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 50 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL5 mcg/kg/min50 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine19 mL/h82 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 19 mL/h. The patient weighs 82 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL19 mL/h82 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 11.6 mL
  2. 2. D = 270 mg
  3. 3. V = 0.82 mL
  4. 4. R = 12.3 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 9.4 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 3.9 mcg/kg/min

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