Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q6h9 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

9 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · 3× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 75 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 75 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg75 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h109 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 109 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL14 units/kg/h109 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h64 kg15 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 64 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 15 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL15 mcg/min64 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine28 mL/h60 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 28 mL/h. The patient weighs 60 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL28 mL/h60 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 90 mg
  2. 2. D = 300 mg
  3. 3. V = 6 mL
  4. 4. R = 30.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 4.5 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 7.8 mcg/kg/min

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