Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h16 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

16 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 80 mg/kg/day · q8h24 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

24 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h68 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 68 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h68 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h106 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 106 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL12 units/kg/h106 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h75 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 75 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min75 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine32 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 32 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 mL32 mL/h82 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 160 mg
  2. 2. D = 640 mg
  3. 3. R = 21.8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 12.7 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 18.8 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 10.4 mcg/kg/min

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