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 20 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.

20 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · 2× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 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.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb90 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 64 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 64 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

60 units/kg64 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 51 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 51 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg51 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h65 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 65 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 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 mL30 mcg/min65 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine33 mL/h82 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 33 mL/h. The patient weighs 82 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL33 mL/h82 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 10 mL
  2. 2. D = 1575 mg
  3. 3. V = 0.77 mL
  4. 4. V = 4.1 mL
  5. 5. R = 18 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 10.7 mcg/kg/min

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