Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q6h27 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

27 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 23 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 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.

23 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h56 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 56 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/50 mL0.05 units/kg/h56 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h72 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 72 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h72 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h90 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 90 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/min90 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h82 kg12 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 82 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 12 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL12 mcg/min82 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 270 mg
  2. 2. V = 9.2 mL
  3. 3. R = 1.4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 18 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 22.5 mL/h

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