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
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h29 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 29 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

29 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q6h14 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 14 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

14 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 86 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 86 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg86 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 91 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 units/kg for a patient who weighs 91 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg91 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h61 kg50 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 61 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 50 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL50 mcg/min61 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine6 mL/h105 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 6 mL/h. The patient weighs 105 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL6 mL/h105 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 290 mg
  2. 2. D = 175 mg
  3. 3. V = 5.2 mL
  4. 4. V = 1.5 mL
  5. 5. R = 15 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 1.5 mcg/kg/min

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