Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

12 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h12 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

12 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h60 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 60 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h60 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h109 kg18 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 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 109 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h109 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h89 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 89 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/min89 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h76 kg12 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 76 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 12 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 mL12 mcg/min76 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 7.2 mL
  2. 2. D = 120 mg
  3. 3. R = 7.5 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 49.1 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 18 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 45 mL/h

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