Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h10 kg → D = ? mg

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

10 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q12h11 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

11 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin10 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 10 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL10 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 54 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 54 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg54 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h63 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 63 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min63 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine40 mL/h91 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 40 mL/h. The patient weighs 91 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL40 mL/h91 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 100 mg
  2. 2. D = 220 mg
  3. 3. D = 10 units/h
  4. 4. V = 4.3 mL
  5. 5. R = 28.4 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 11.7 mcg/kg/min

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