Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

21 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · 3× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb24 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h85 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 85 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h85 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h69 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 69 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL14 units/kg/h69 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h55 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 55 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min55 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine33 mL/h106 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 33 mL/h. The patient weighs 106 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL33 mL/h106 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 11.2 mL
  2. 2. D = 280 mg
  3. 3. R = 27.2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 9.7 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 24.8 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 10.4 mcg/kg/min

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