Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 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.

9 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · 3× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 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.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h53 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 53 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/h53 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 50 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 50 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

70 units/kg50 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h77 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 77 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL5 mcg/min77 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h102 kg15 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 15 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 102 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL15 mcg/kg/min102 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1.8 mL
  2. 2. D = 200 mg
  3. 3. R = 21.2 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 0.7 mL
  5. 5. R = 3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 57.4 mL/h

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