Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 7 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

7 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 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 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

21 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h57 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 57 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/h57 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h75 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 75 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h75 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine33 mL/h108 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 108 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL33 mL/h108 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h58 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 58 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL30 mcg/min58 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.5 mL
  2. 2. V = 3.5 mL
  3. 3. R = 8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 22.5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 10.2 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 18 mL/h

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