Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · 2× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day2× 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 14 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.

14 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h79 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 79 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/h79 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h57 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 57 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h57 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine35 mL/h60 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 35 mL/h. The patient weighs 60 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL35 mL/h60 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h61 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 61 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/min61 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. V = 5.6 mL
  3. 3. R = 39.5 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 22.8 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 15.6 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 18 mL/h

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