Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · 2× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb90 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h72 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 72 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/50 mL0.1 units/kg/h72 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h100 kg14 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 100 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL14 units/kg/h100 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h67 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 67 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/min67 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h60 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 60 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min60 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. D = 1350 mg
  3. 3. R = 3.6 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 28 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 11.3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 37.5 mL/h

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