Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 13 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

13 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 48 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 48 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

80 units/kg48 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h73 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 73 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL18 units/kg/h73 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine7 mL/h102 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 7 mL/h. The patient weighs 102 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL7 mL/h102 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h105 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 105 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL2 mcg/kg/min105 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 100 mg
  2. 2. V = 2.6 mL
  3. 3. V = 0.77 mL
  4. 4. R = 13.1 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 1.1 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 7.9 mL/h

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