Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h31 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 31 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

31 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 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.

30 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin6 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL runs at 6 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/50 mL6 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin2 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 2 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL2 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h110 kg6 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 6 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 110 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL6 mcg/kg/min110 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h90 kg40 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 90 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 40 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL40 mcg/min90 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 310 mg
  2. 2. V = 15 mL
  3. 3. D = 6 units/h
  4. 4. D = 2 units/h
  5. 5. R = 24.8 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 12 mL/h

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