Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · 2× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb40 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

27 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h10 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 10 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL10 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 64 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 64 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

60 units/kg64 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h76 kg3 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 3 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 76 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL3 mcg/kg/min76 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h93 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 93 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min93 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 800 mg
  2. 2. V = 12 mL
  3. 3. R = 10 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 0.77 mL
  5. 5. R = 8.6 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 18.8 mL/h

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