Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 mg/kg/day · q8h12 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

12 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 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.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 89 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 89 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg89 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 87 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 87 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg87 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine22 mL/h106 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 22 mL/h. The patient weighs 106 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL22 mL/h106 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine17 mL/h57 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 17 mL/h. The patient weighs 57 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL17 mL/h57 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 160 mg
  2. 2. D = 100 mg
  3. 3. V = 6.2 mL
  4. 4. V = 1.2 mL
  5. 5. D = 6.9 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 5 mcg/kg/min

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