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 14 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.

14 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · 2× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin15 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 15 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL15 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 95 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 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.

80 units/kg95 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h97 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 97 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 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 mL30 mcg/min97 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h98 kg12.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 98 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL12.5 mcg/kg/min98 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 5.6 mL
  2. 2. D = 225 mg
  3. 3. D = 6 units/h
  4. 4. V = 1.5 mL
  5. 5. R = 9 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 36.8 mL/h

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