Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension200 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

12 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 80 mg/kg/day · q12h26 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 26 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

26 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h3 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 3 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL3 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h86 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 86 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h86 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h85 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 85 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min85 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h109 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 109 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL2 mcg/kg/min109 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3 mL
  2. 2. D = 1040 mg
  3. 3. R = 7.5 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 27.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 25.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 8.2 mL/h

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