Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 25 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

25 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · q8h12 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

12 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h52 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 52 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h52 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h50 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 50 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.1 units/kg/h50 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h92 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 92 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/min92 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h89 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 89 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min89 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 5 mL
  2. 2. D = 360 mg
  3. 3. R = 10.4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 6.9 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 18.8 mL/h

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