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 17 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 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.

17 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

30 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h53 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 53 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/h53 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h86 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 86 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h86 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h99 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 99 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min99 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h91 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 91 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min91 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 5.7 mL
  2. 2. V = 12 mL
  3. 3. R = 17 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 25.8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 22.3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 6 mL/h

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