Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · 3× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 94 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 94 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg94 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h77 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 77 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.1 units/kg/h77 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine14 mL/h80 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 14 mL/h. The patient weighs 80 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL14 mL/h80 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h74 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 74 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min74 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 100 mg
  2. 2. D = 100 mg
  3. 3. V = 7.5 mL
  4. 4. R = 7.7 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 4.7 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 18.8 mL/h

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