Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 mg/kg/day · 3× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb40 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

12 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 91 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 91 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg91 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h110 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 110 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h110 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h82 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 82 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min82 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h95 kg8 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 95 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 8 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL8 mcg/min95 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 200 mg
  2. 2. V = 5.3 mL
  3. 3. V = 6.4 mL
  4. 4. R = 26.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 12.3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 30 mL/h

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