Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 7 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

7 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h106 kg12 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 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/500 mL12 units/kg/h106 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h85 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 85 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h85 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine12 mL/h93 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 12 mL/h. The patient weighs 93 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL12 mL/h93 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine15 mL/h65 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 15 mL/h. The patient weighs 65 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL15 mL/h65 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 200 mg
  2. 2. V = 2.1 mL
  3. 3. R = 25.4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 27.2 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 3.4 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 7.7 mcg/kg/min

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