Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · q6h24 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

24 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · 3× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 103 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 units/kg for a patient who weighs 103 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg103 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h78 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 78 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h78 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h77 kg4 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 77 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 4 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 mL4 mcg/min77 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h75 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 75 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min75 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 120 mg
  2. 2. D = 200 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.6 mL
  4. 4. R = 9.8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 15 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 5.6 mL/h

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