Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q8h18 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 18 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

18 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · q6h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h4 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 4 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL4 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h98 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 98 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/h98 kg
R = mL/h
5.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
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h89 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 89 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min89 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 240 mg
  2. 2. D = 75 mg
  3. 3. R = 10 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 35.3 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 18.8 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 16.7 mL/h

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