Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 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.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.
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 62 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.
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 106 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 56 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 23 mL/h. The patient weighs 53 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.
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