Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q6h6 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

6 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 mg/kg/day · q12h20 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

20 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h64 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 64 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h64 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin6 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 6 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL6 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h105 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 105 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL10 mcg/kg/min105 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine34 mL/h104 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 34 mL/h. The patient weighs 104 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL34 mL/h104 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 45 mg
  2. 2. D = 400 mg
  3. 3. R = 8 mL/h
  4. 4. D = 2.4 units/h
  5. 5. R = 39.4 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 5.4 mcg/kg/min

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