Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

6 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · 2× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb50 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h71 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 71 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL0.1 units/kg/h71 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h8 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 8 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL8 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h59 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 59 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 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 mL30 mcg/min59 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h100 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 100 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 6 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 mL6 mcg/min100 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3 mL
  2. 2. D = 625 mg
  3. 3. R = 7.1 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 18 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 11.3 mL/h

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