Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 mg/kg/day · 3× 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 3 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/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 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 cefuroxime 20 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 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 85 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 85 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg85 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.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
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h57 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 57 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min57 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine19 mL/h81 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 19 mL/h. The patient weighs 81 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL19 mL/h81 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 600 mg
  2. 2. D = 400 mg
  3. 3. V = 6 mL
  4. 4. D = 12 units/h
  5. 5. R = 3 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 6.3 mcg/kg/min

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