Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 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.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 7 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

7 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 59 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 units/kg for a patient who weighs 59 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

80 units/kg59 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h105 kg15 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 105 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL15 units/kg/h105 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h87 kg2 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 87 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL2 mcg/kg/min87 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h79 kg12 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 79 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 12 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 mL12 mcg/min79 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 100 mg
  2. 2. V = 3.5 mL
  3. 3. V = 0.94 mL
  4. 4. R = 31.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 6.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 45 mL/h

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