Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 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 cefuroxime 30 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 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q8h25 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 25 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

25 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h61 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 61 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h61 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h1 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 1 unit/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/250 mL1 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine19 mL/h82 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 19 mL/h. The patient weighs 82 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL19 mL/h82 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine35 mL/h57 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 35 mL/h. The patient weighs 57 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL35 mL/h57 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. D = 250 mg
  3. 3. R = 9.8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 6.2 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 16.4 mcg/kg/min

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