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 13 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 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.

13 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

21 kg25 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h81 kg15 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 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 81 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL15 units/kg/h81 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h109 kg14 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 14 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 mL14 units/kg/h109 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h100 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 100 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min100 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine24 mL/h57 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 24 mL/h. The patient weighs 57 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL24 mL/h57 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 7.8 mL
  2. 2. V = 3.5 mL
  3. 3. R = 12.2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 30.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 22.5 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 11.2 mcg/kg/min

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