Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 13 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

13 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · 3× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day in 3 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/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h80 kg0.05 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 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 80 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL0.05 units/kg/h80 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h63 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 63 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h63 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h92 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 92 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/min92 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h67 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 67 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL10 mcg/kg/min67 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 7.8 mL
  2. 2. D = 250 mg
  3. 3. R = 4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 28.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 9 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 25.1 mL/h

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