Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

20 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

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

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h7 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 7 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL7 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 97 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 97 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg97 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine36 mL/h96 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 36 mL/h. The patient weighs 96 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL36 mL/h96 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h98 kg8 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 98 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/min98 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 12 mL
  2. 2. D = 150 mg
  3. 3. R = 7 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 6.8 mL
  5. 5. D = 10 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 30 mL/h

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