Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h6 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

6 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 25 mg/kg/day · q8h30 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

30 kg25 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin12 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 12 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL12 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 77 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 77 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg77 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h51 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 51 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min51 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine33 mL/h95 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 33 mL/h. The patient weighs 95 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL33 mL/h95 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 60 mg
  2. 2. D = 250 mg
  3. 3. D = 12 units/h
  4. 4. V = 1.1 mL
  5. 5. R = 15.3 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 9.3 mcg/kg/min

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