Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 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.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension200 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

15 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h10 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 10 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL10 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h94 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 94 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h94 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine8 mL/h61 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 8 mL/h. The patient weighs 61 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL8 mL/h61 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine32 mL/h78 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 32 mL/h. The patient weighs 78 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL32 mL/h78 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 400 mg
  2. 2. V = 3.8 mL
  3. 3. R = 10 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 15 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 2.2 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 10.9 mcg/kg/min

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