Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.
Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers
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Answer key
- 1. V = 6.8 mL
- 2. V = 11.5 mL
- 3. V = 0.92 mL
- 4. V = 1.3 mL
- 5. D = 13.6 mcg/kg/min
- 6. D = 7.7 mcg/kg/min
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