Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · 4× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb50 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · q8h7 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 7 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

7 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 58 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 units/kg for a patient who weighs 58 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg58 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h82 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 82 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL0.1 units/kg/h82 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h63 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 63 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL4 mcg/kg/min63 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h84 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 84 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL30 mcg/min84 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 375 mg
  2. 2. D = 56 mg
  3. 3. V = 4.6 mL
  4. 4. R = 20.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 9.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 9 mL/h

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