Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 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.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h26 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 26 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

26 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h83 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 83 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/h83 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 89 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 89 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg89 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h51 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 51 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL5 mcg/kg/min51 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h65 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 65 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min65 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 350 mg
  2. 2. D = 260 mg
  3. 3. R = 24.9 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 1.1 mL
  5. 5. R = 9.6 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 6 mL/h

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