Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q6h27 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

27 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin6 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL runs at 6 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/50 mL6 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h80 kg20 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 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 80 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h80 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h66 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 66 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 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 mL20 mcg/min66 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine24 mL/h71 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 24 mL/h. The patient weighs 71 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL24 mL/h71 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 250 mg
  2. 2. D = 270 mg
  3. 3. D = 6 units/h
  4. 4. R = 32 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 6 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 9 mcg/kg/min

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