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.
Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers
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?
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?
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.
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.
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.
Answer key
- 1. D = 150 mg
- 2. D = 250 mg
- 3. D = 6 units/h
- 4. V = 1 mL
- 5. D = 6.8 mcg/kg/min
- 6. R = 15.5 mL/h
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