Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · 2× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 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.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension200 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 14 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

14 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h109 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 109 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h109 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 101 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 101 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg101 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h91 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 91 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min91 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h76 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 76 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 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 mL20 mcg/min76 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 300 mg
  2. 2. V = 3.5 mL
  3. 3. R = 26.2 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 1.6 mL
  5. 5. R = 13.7 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 12 mL/h

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