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
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h12 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

12 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h9 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

9 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h7 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 7 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL7 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h6 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 6 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL6 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h76 kg2 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 76 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 2 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 mL2 mcg/min76 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h103 kg15 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 15 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 103 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL15 mcg/kg/min103 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 120 mg
  2. 2. D = 90 mg
  3. 3. R = 7 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 6 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 7.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 57.9 mL/h

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