Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.
Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers
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Answer key
- 1. V = 6.4 mL
- 2. D = 60 mg
- 3. V = 1.3 mL
- 4. D = 4 units/h
- 5. R = 18 mL/h
- 6. D = 8.2 mcg/kg/min
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