Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

11 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 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 amoxicillin 45 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 lb45 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 104 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 104 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg104 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h96 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 96 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/h96 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h99 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 99 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/min99 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h70 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 70 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min70 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 7.3 mL
  2. 2. D = 900 mg
  3. 3. V = 7.3 mL
  4. 4. R = 15.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 44.6 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 21 mL/h

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