Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 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 30 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 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h25 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 25 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

25 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin15 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 15 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL15 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 84 kg → V = ? mL

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 84 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg84 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine27 mL/h106 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 27 mL/h. The patient weighs 106 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL27 mL/h106 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h103 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 103 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min103 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. D = 250 mg
  3. 3. D = 6 units/h
  4. 4. V = 1 mL
  5. 5. D = 6.8 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 15.5 mL/h

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