Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.
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 54 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 50 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 4 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.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 19 mL/h. The patient weighs 102 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.
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