Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 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 cephalexin 40 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 lb40 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 22 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

22 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin10 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 10 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL10 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h67 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 67 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL14 units/kg/h67 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h80 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 80 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min80 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine27 mL/h82 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 27 mL/h. The patient weighs 82 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL27 mL/h82 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 200 mg
  2. 2. V = 11 mL
  3. 3. D = 4 units/h
  4. 4. R = 18.8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 3 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 8.8 mcg/kg/min

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