Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h10 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

10 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h29 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 29 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

29 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h6 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 6 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL6 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h53 kg18 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 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 53 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h53 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h107 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 107 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min107 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine30 mL/h78 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 30 mL/h. The patient weighs 78 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL30 mL/h78 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 100 mg
  2. 2. D = 290 mg
  3. 3. R = 6 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 19.1 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 8 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 10.3 mcg/kg/min

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