Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q12h7 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 7 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

7 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.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
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin7.5 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL runs at 7.5 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/50 mL7.5 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h79 kg18 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 18 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.

12 500 units/250 mL18 units/kg/h79 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h110 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 110 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min110 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h100 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 100 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min100 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 175 mg
  2. 2. D = 150 mg
  3. 3. D = 7.5 units/h
  4. 4. R = 28.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 66 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 7.5 mL/h

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