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 5 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 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.

5 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

15 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h52 kg18 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 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 52 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL18 units/kg/h52 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h76 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 76 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/h76 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine13 mL/h62 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 13 mL/h. The patient weighs 62 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL13 mL/h62 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h60 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 60 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 6 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 mL6 mcg/min60 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2.7 mL
  2. 2. V = 3 mL
  3. 3. R = 18.7 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 27.4 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 5.6 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 11.3 mL/h

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