Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · 3× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

28 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin5 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 5 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL5 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h53 kg20 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 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 53 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL20 units/kg/h53 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h89 kg3 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 3 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 89 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL3 mcg/kg/min89 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h87 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 87 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min87 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 250 mg
  2. 2. V = 14 mL
  3. 3. D = 5 units/h
  4. 4. R = 21.2 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 10 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 3 mL/h

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