Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · q6h13 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 13 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

13 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h17 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

17 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h78 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 78 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h78 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 104 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 units/kg for a patient who weighs 104 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg104 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine28 mL/h62 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 28 mL/h. The patient weighs 62 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL28 mL/h62 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h75 kg15 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 15 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 75 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL15 mcg/kg/min75 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 78 mg
  2. 2. D = 170 mg
  3. 3. R = 23.4 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 1.7 mL
  5. 5. D = 7.5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 42.2 mL/h

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