Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 23 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

23 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

9 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h58 kg15 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 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 58 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL15 units/kg/h58 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin2 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL runs at 2 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/50 mL2 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h65 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 65 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min65 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h102 kg12.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 102 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL12.5 mcg/kg/min102 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 11.5 mL
  2. 2. V = 3.6 mL
  3. 3. R = 21.8 mL/h
  4. 4. D = 2 units/h
  5. 5. R = 19.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 38.3 mL/h

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