Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 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.

44 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 7 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.

7 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h6 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 6 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL6 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h85 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 85 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.1 units/kg/h85 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h91 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 91 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL10 mcg/kg/min91 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine29 mL/h77 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 29 mL/h. The patient weighs 77 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL29 mL/h77 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 200 mg
  2. 2. V = 1.8 mL
  3. 3. R = 6 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 8.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 34.1 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 6.3 mcg/kg/min

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