Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 mg/kg/day · 3× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 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.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb45 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · 2× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 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.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 101 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 101 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg101 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h73 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 73 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL0.1 units/kg/h73 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h85 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 85 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min85 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine30 mL/h104 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 30 mL/h. The patient weighs 104 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL30 mL/h104 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 225 mg
  2. 2. D = 375 mg
  3. 3. V = 6.1 mL
  4. 4. R = 7.3 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 25.5 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 7.7 mcg/kg/min

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