Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h31 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 31 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

31 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 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.

16 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin2 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 2 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL2 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h93 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 93 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/h93 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine18 mL/h106 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 18 mL/h. The patient weighs 106 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL18 mL/h106 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h61 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 61 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/min61 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 310 mg
  2. 2. V = 9.6 mL
  3. 3. D = 2 units/h
  4. 4. R = 29.8 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 4.5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 11.3 mL/h

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