Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.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
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

16 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h99 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 99 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h99 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 85 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 85 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg85 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h57 kg8 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 8 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 57 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL8 mcg/kg/min57 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h72 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 72 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/min72 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 6.7 mL
  2. 2. V = 8 mL
  3. 3. R = 39.6 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 6.8 mL
  5. 5. R = 17.1 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 1.5 mL/h

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