Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

10 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

9 kg45 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 48 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 48 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

70 units/kg48 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h1 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 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.

250 units/250 mL1 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h57 kg2 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 57 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL2 mcg/kg/min57 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h62 kg12.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 62 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL12.5 mcg/kg/min62 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 5.6 mL
  2. 2. V = 5.4 mL
  3. 3. V = 0.67 mL
  4. 4. R = 1 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 4.3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 23.3 mL/h

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