Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 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.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

6 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 86 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 86 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg86 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h82 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 82 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.05 units/kg/h82 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h87 kg16 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 87 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 16 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL16 mcg/min87 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h62 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 62 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL5 mcg/kg/min62 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. V = 1.9 mL
  3. 3. V = 1 mL
  4. 4. R = 4.1 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 30 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 11.6 mL/h

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