Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h27 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

27 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 99 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 99 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg99 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h7 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 7 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/50 mL7 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h101 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 101 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min101 kg
R = mL/h
6.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

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 270 mg
  2. 2. D = 150 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.4 mL
  4. 4. R = 3.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 60.6 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 24.8 mL/h

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