Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 65 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 65 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

70 units/kg65 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h109 kg18 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 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 109 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h109 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h63 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 63 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min63 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h95 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 95 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL30 mcg/min95 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 350 mg
  2. 2. D = 400 mg
  3. 3. V = 0.91 mL
  4. 4. R = 39.2 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 37.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 18 mL/h

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