Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 80 mg/kg/day · q12h26 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 26 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

26 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 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 cefuroxime 30 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 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin15 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 15 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL15 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h96 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 96 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h96 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h99 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 99 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL4 mcg/kg/min99 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine38 mL/h109 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 38 mL/h. The patient weighs 109 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL38 mL/h109 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 1040 mg
  2. 2. D = 300 mg
  3. 3. D = 15 units/h
  4. 4. R = 4.8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 14.9 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 11.6 mcg/kg/min

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