Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 25 mg/kg/day · 4× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb25 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · 3× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb24 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h70 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 70 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.05 units/kg/h70 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h89 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 89 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.1 units/kg/h89 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine4 mL/h58 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 4 mL/h. The patient weighs 58 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL4 mL/h58 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h56 kg8 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 56 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 8 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL8 mcg/min56 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 125 mg
  2. 2. D = 200 mg
  3. 3. R = 3.5 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 8.9 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 2.3 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 15 mL/h

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