Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 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.

9 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 14 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

14 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin15 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 15 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL15 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h53 kg16 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 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.

25 000 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h53 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine4 mL/h79 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 4 mL/h. The patient weighs 79 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL4 mL/h79 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h89 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 89 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 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 mL20 mcg/min89 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 5.4 mL
  2. 2. V = 12.6 mL
  3. 3. D = 15 units/h
  4. 4. R = 8.5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 1.4 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 12 mL/h

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