Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h8 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 8 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

8 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 77 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 77 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg77 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin10 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 10 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL10 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine40 mL/h104 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 40 mL/h. The patient weighs 104 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL40 mL/h104 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h76 kg4 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 4 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 76 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL4 mcg/kg/min76 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 350 mg
  2. 2. D = 80 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.2 mL
  4. 4. D = 10 units/h
  5. 5. D = 10.3 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 11.4 mL/h

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