Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h29 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 29 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

29 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

12 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h75 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 75 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL14 units/kg/h75 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h6 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 6 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL6 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h71 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 71 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min71 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h106 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 106 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min106 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 290 mg
  2. 2. V = 4.8 mL
  3. 3. R = 26.3 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 15 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 16 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 47.7 mL/h

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