Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h23 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 23 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

23 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h16 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

16 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 78 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 78 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg78 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h53 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 53 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h53 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h91 kg15 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 15 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 91 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL15 mcg/kg/min91 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine40 mL/h99 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 40 mL/h. The patient weighs 99 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL40 mL/h99 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 230 mg
  2. 2. D = 160 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.1 mL
  4. 4. R = 17 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 51.2 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 10.8 mcg/kg/min

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