Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 mg/kg/day · q12h25 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 25 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

25 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

17 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin15 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 15 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL15 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 107 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 107 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg107 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h78 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 78 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min78 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h96 kg2 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 96 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL2 mcg/kg/min96 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 500 mg
  2. 2. V = 6.4 mL
  3. 3. D = 15 units/h
  4. 4. V = 1.3 mL
  5. 5. R = 11.7 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 7.2 mL/h

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