Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.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 8 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 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q12h29 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 29 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

29 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h51 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 51 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h51 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h98 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 98 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL20 units/kg/h98 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h105 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 105 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min105 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine21 mL/h103 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 21 mL/h. The patient weighs 103 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL21 mL/h103 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 14.7 mL
  2. 2. D = 580 mg
  3. 3. R = 23 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 49 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 19.7 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 3.4 mcg/kg/min

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