Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · 2× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb90 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · q8h11 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

11 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin12 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 12 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL12 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h105 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 105 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/h105 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h81 kg8 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 81 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 8 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 mL8 mcg/min81 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine34 mL/h84 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 34 mL/h. The patient weighs 84 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL34 mL/h84 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 900 mg
  2. 2. D = 330 mg
  3. 3. D = 12 units/h
  4. 4. R = 37.8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 15 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 13.5 mcg/kg/min

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