Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

10 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · 3× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day in 3 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/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h1 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 1 unit/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL1 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h56 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 56 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL0.1 units/kg/h56 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h70 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 70 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min70 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine40 mL/h69 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 69 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL40 mL/h69 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 5 mL
  2. 2. D = 100 mg
  3. 3. R = 1 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 14 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 13.1 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 15.5 mcg/kg/min

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