Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 80 mg/kg/day · 3× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb80 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 5 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

5 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h92 kg16 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 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/500 mL16 units/kg/h92 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL5 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine40 mL/h55 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 40 mL/h. The patient weighs 55 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL40 mL/h55 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h72 kg4 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 72 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 4 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 mL4 mcg/min72 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 800 mg
  2. 2. V = 2 mL
  3. 3. R = 29.4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 19.4 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 7.5 mL/h

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