Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 80 mg/kg/day · q8h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h88 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 88 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h88 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h65 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 65 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h65 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h98 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 98 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/min98 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h61 kg4 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 61 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 4 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 mL4 mcg/min61 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 400 mg
  2. 2. D = 400 mg
  3. 3. R = 17.6 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 26 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 11.3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 7.5 mL/h

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