Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h28 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

28 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 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.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 72 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 72 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg72 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h92 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 92 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h92 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h53 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 53 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL5 mcg/kg/min53 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h96 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 96 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min96 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 280 mg
  2. 2. D = 300 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.2 mL
  4. 4. R = 29.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 9.9 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 57.6 mL/h

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