Pediatric Dosage Calculation – 50+ Practice Problems with Answers

Pediatric Dosage Calculation Practice
Problems and Answer (50+)

, Pediatric Dosage Calculation Practice
Problems

1. Weight: 12 kg Ordered: Amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day divided q8h Calculate

dose per administration

2. Weight: 18 kg Ordered: Acetaminophen 15 mg/kg/dose q6h PRN Calculate

dose per administration

3. Weight: 7 kg Ordered: Ceftriaxone 80 mg/kg/day IV q12h Calculate single

dose

4. Weight: 25 kg Ordered: Ibuprofen 10 mg/kg/dose q6h PRN Calculate per

dose

5. Weight: 5 kg Ordered: Digoxin 0.01 mg/kg/day divided BID Calculate per

dose

6. Weight: 15 kg Calculate daily maintenance fluid using Holliday-Segar

method and mL/hr

7. Weight: 22 kg Ordered: Cefazolin 25 mg/kg IV q8h Calculate dose per

administration

8. Weight: 10 kg Ordered: Phenobarbital 5 mg/kg/day divided q12h Calculate

per dose

,9. Weight: 30 kg Ordered: IV fluids 1000 mL NS over 8 hours Calculate mL/hr

and gtt/min (drop factor 20 gtt/mL)

10.Weight: 6 kg Ordered: Gentamicin 7 mg/kg/day divided q8h Calculate dose

per administration

11.Weight: 20 kg Ordered: Vancomycin 40 mg/kg/day divided q6h Calculate

per dose

12.Weight: 14 kg Ordered: Cefepime 50 mg/kg/dose q8h Calculate single dose

13.Weight: 8 kg Ordered: Albuterol nebulizer 0.15 mg/kg/dose q4h PRN

Calculate per dose

14.Weight: 35 kg Ordered: Ondansetron 0.15 mg/kg IV q8h Calculate per dose

15.Weight: 12 kg Ordered: Furosemide 1 mg/kg IV q6h Calculate per dose

16.Weight: 18 kg Ordered: Mannitol 0.5 g/kg IV over 30 min Calculate total

dose

17.Weight: 28 kg Ordered: Morphine 0.1 mg/kg IV q4h PRN pain Calculate per

dose

18.Weight: 7 kg Ordered: Lorazepam 0.05 mg/kg IV for seizure Calculate per

dose

19.Weight: 22 kg Ordered: Prednisone 2 mg/kg/day divided BID Calculate per

dose

,20.Weight: 10 kg Ordered: Cefotaxime 100 mg/kg/day divided q8h Calculate

per dose

21.Weight: 5 kg Ordered: Dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min IV Calculate mL/hr if

concentration is 160 mg/250 mL D5W

22.Weight: 12 kg Ordered: Epinephrine 0.01 mg/kg IM for anaphylaxis

Calculate per dose

23.Weight: 18 kg Ordered: Insulin Regular 0.1 units/kg IV bolus Calculate per

dose

24.Weight: 14 kg Ordered: Dextrose 10% 4 mL/kg IV for hypoglycemia

Calculate total volume

25.Weight: 9 kg Ordered: Ceftriaxone 50 mg/kg/day divided q12h Calculate per

dose

26.Weight: 32 kg Ordered: Ibuprofen 10 mg/kg/dose q6h PRN Calculate per

dose

27.Weight: 6 kg Ordered: Vancomycin 15 mg/kg IV q8h Calculate per dose

28.Weight: 25 kg Ordered: Acetaminophen 15 mg/kg/dose q6h PRN Calculate

per dose

29.Weight: 16 kg Ordered: Furosemide 1 mg/kg IV q12h Calculate per dose

30.Weight: 20 kg Ordered: Cefazolin 25 mg/kg IV q8h Calculate per dose

, 31.Weight: 10 kg Ordered: Morphine 0.1 mg/kg IV q4h PRN Calculate per

dose

32.Weight: 14 kg Ordered: Ondansetron 0.15 mg/kg IV q8h Calculate per dose

33.Weight: 8 kg Ordered: Albuterol 0.15 mg/kg nebulizer q4h PRN Calculate

per dose

34.Weight: 7 kg Ordered: Gentamicin 5 mg/kg/day divided q8h Calculate per

dose

35.Weight: 5 kg Ordered: Digoxin 0.01 mg/kg/day divided BID Calculate per

dose

36.Weight: 12 kg Ordered: Cefepime 50 mg/kg/dose q8h Calculate per dose

37.Weight: 20 kg Ordered: Prednisone 2 mg/kg/day divided BID Calculate per

dose

38.Weight: 18 kg Ordered: Insulin NPH 0.5 units/kg SC daily Calculate per

dose

39.Weight: 22 kg Ordered: Mannitol 0.5 g/kg IV over 30 min Calculate total

dose

40.Weight: 16 kg Ordered: Furosemide 1 mg/kg IV q6h Calculate per dose

41.Weight: 28 kg Ordered: Vancomycin 40 mg/kg/day divided q6h Calculate

per dose