Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 50 mg/kg/day · q8h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · 4× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day in 4 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/day4× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 75 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 75 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg75 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin6 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 6 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL6 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine7 mL/h92 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 7 mL/h. The patient weighs 92 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL7 mL/h92 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h92 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 92 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min92 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 250 mg
  2. 2. D = 150 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.1 mL
  4. 4. D = 6 units/h
  5. 5. D = 2 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 1.5 mL/h

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