Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h13 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 13 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

13 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 29 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

29 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 101 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 101 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg101 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 110 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 110 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg110 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h60 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 60 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min60 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h88 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 88 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min88 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 130 mg
  2. 2. V = 11.6 mL
  3. 3. V = 6.1 mL
  4. 4. V = 6.6 mL
  5. 5. R = 3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 26.4 mL/h

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