Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

6 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

10 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin3 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 3 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL3 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h92 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 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/250 mL16 units/kg/h92 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h62 kg2 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 62 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/min62 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h65 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 65 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/min65 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2.4 mL
  2. 2. V = 2.5 mL
  3. 3. D = 1.2 units/h
  4. 4. R = 14.7 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 7.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 4.9 mL/h

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