Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · q8h27 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

27 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

28 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 109 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 109 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg109 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h60 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 60 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL20 units/kg/h60 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h69 kg2 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 69 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL2 mcg/kg/min69 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h100 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 100 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min100 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 180 mg
  2. 2. V = 10.5 mL
  3. 3. V = 1.7 mL
  4. 4. R = 24 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 5.2 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 30 mL/h

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