Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · q8h30 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

30 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

12 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h4 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 4 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL4 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h81 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 81 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h81 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h78 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 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.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min78 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h64 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 64 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL5 mcg/kg/min64 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 900 mg
  2. 2. V = 6 mL
  3. 3. R = 4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 16.2 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 46.8 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 12 mL/h

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