Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 50 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 cephalexin 50 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 lb50 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

11 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h2 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 2 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL2 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h10 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 10 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL10 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h89 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 89 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL30 mcg/min89 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h109 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 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.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min109 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 250 mg
  2. 2. V = 5.5 mL
  3. 3. R = 5 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 10 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 18 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 65.4 mL/h

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