Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h19 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 19 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

19 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h19 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 19 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

19 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h76 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 76 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h76 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin12 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 12 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL12 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h89 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 89 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min89 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h53 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 53 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL5 mcg/kg/min53 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 190 mg
  2. 2. D = 285 mg
  3. 3. R = 30.4 mL/h
  4. 4. D = 12 units/h
  5. 5. R = 37.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 9.9 mL/h

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