Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

Free printable Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet: 6 problems from easy to exam level, with an answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF.

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

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.

16 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h6 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

6 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 95 kg → V = ? mL

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 95 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg95 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin4 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 4 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL4 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h67 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 67 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL30 mcg/min67 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine19 mL/h77 kg? mcg/kg/min

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 77 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL19 mL/h77 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 6.4 mL
  2. 2. D = 60 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.3 mL
  4. 4. D = 4 units/h
  5. 5. R = 18 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 8.2 mcg/kg/min

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