Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q8h27 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

27 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 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.

10 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h2 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 2 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL2 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h97 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 97 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h97 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h52 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 52 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min52 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h79 kg16 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 79 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 16 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL16 mcg/min79 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 360 mg
  2. 2. V = 5.3 mL
  3. 3. R = 2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 23.3 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 15.6 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 30 mL/h

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