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 · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h30 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

30 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h68 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 68 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/h68 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h61 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 61 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h61 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h66 kg12 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 66 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 12 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL12 mcg/min66 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h74 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 74 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min74 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 200 mg
  2. 2. D = 300 mg
  3. 3. R = 10.9 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 19.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 22.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 6 mL/h

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