Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 80 mg/kg/day · q8h6 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

6 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h58 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 58 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.05 units/kg/h58 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h94 kg15 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 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 94 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL15 units/kg/h94 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h85 kg2 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 85 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 2 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL2 mcg/min85 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h88 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 88 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min88 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 160 mg
  2. 2. D = 350 mg
  3. 3. R = 2.9 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 35.3 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 7.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 37.5 mL/h

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