Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

Free printable Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet: 6 problems from easy to exam level, with an answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF.

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 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.

10 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 57 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 57 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

80 units/kg57 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL5 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h69 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 69 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min69 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h108 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 108 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min108 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 225 mg
  2. 2. V = 6.7 mL
  3. 3. V = 0.91 mL
  4. 4. R = 5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 1.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 20.3 mL/h

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