Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

Free printable Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet: 6 problems from easy to exam level, with an answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF.

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · 4× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb24 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · 3× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 77 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 77 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg77 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin8 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 8 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL8 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h102 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 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.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min102 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h81 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 81 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min81 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 60 mg
  2. 2. D = 250 mg
  3. 3. V = 4.6 mL
  4. 4. D = 8 units/h
  5. 5. R = 61.2 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 3 mL/h

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