Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 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.

17 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q8h9 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

9 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h56 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 56 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL0.05 units/kg/h56 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h71 kg20 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 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 71 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h71 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h96 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 96 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min96 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h75 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 75 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min75 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 8.5 mL
  2. 2. D = 120 mg
  3. 3. R = 2.8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 28.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 14.4 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 3 mL/h

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