Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension200 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 8 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.

8 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · 4× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 61 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 61 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg61 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h79 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 79 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/h79 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h82 kg50 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 82 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 50 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL50 mcg/min82 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h95 kg4 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 4 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 95 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL4 mcg/kg/min95 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2 mL
  2. 2. D = 225 mg
  3. 3. V = 3.7 mL
  4. 4. R = 31.6 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 15 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 14.3 mL/h

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