Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 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 40 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 lb40 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 22 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

22 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 69 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 69 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg69 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h1.5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 1.5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL1.5 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h104 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 104 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min104 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine4 mL/h80 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 4 mL/h. The patient weighs 80 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL4 mL/h80 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 400 mg
  2. 2. V = 11.7 mL
  3. 3. V = 5.5 mL
  4. 4. R = 1.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 62.4 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 1.3 mcg/kg/min

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