Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q8h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · 2× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h101 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 101 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL12 units/kg/h101 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 70 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 70 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg70 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h102 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 102 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min102 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine6 mL/h91 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 6 mL/h. The patient weighs 91 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL6 mL/h91 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 250 mg
  2. 2. D = 300 mg
  3. 3. R = 24.2 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 5.6 mL
  5. 5. R = 61.2 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 1.1 mcg/kg/min

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