Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 25 mg/kg/day · 2× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb25 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 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 40 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 lb40 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
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h92 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 92 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h92 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h66 kg15 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 66 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 15 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 mL15 mcg/min66 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine35 mL/h105 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 35 mL/h. The patient weighs 105 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL35 mL/h105 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 375 mg
  2. 2. D = 200 mg
  3. 3. R = 4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 29.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 4.5 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 11.1 mcg/kg/min

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