Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 13 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

13 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 14 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

14 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h70 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 70 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h70 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h85 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 85 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL20 units/kg/h85 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h88 kg8 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 8 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 88 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL8 mcg/kg/min88 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h86 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 86 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min86 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2.6 mL
  2. 2. V = 4.2 mL
  3. 3. R = 16.8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 42.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 26.4 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 38.7 mL/h

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