Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 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 20 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 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 13 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 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.

13 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h56 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 56 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL0.05 units/kg/h56 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 95 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 95 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg95 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine35 mL/h68 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 35 mL/h. The patient weighs 68 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL35 mL/h68 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h77 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 77 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/min77 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 250 mg
  2. 2. V = 6.5 mL
  3. 3. R = 2.8 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 1.3 mL
  5. 5. D = 13.7 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 34.7 mL/h

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