Pediatric Dosage Calculations

Pediatric Dosage Calculations
Body surface area (BSA) is expressed as ____________________. - meters squared m2



Calculate pediatric dose by using Clark's rule, Young's rule, or Fried's rule.

Determine the dose of cortisone for a 75 lb child if the adult dose is equivalent to 100 mg. - 50
mg



Calculate pediatric dose by using Clark's rule, Young's rule, or Fried's rule.

Determine the dose of digoxin for a 50 lb child if the adult dose is equivalent to 1 mg orally, in
divided doses, over 24 hours. - 1/3 mg



Calculate pediatric dose by using Clark's rule, Young's rule, or Fried's rule.

Find the dose of acetaminophen for a 3-year-old child if the adult dose normally equals 1000
mg - 200 mg



Calculate pediatric dose by using Clark's rule, Young's rule, or Fried's rule.

Find the dose of chloroquine hydrochloride for a 7-year-old child if the adult dose normally
equals 600 mg orally. - 221 mg



Calculate pediatric dose by using Clark's rule, Young's rule, or Fried's rule.

Find the dose of phenobarbital for an 8-month-old infant if the adult dose equals 400 mg - 21
mg



Calculate the amount of intravenous fluid to be added to the volume control chamber.

Ordered: Ancef 0.42 g IV q12h in 30 mL D5 NS over 30 min by volume control set on an infusion
controller. Flush with 15 mL.

On hand: Ancef 500 mg / 5 mL

Total IV fluid volume: __________ mL

, Flow rate: __________ mL / h




13 lb = Kg - 5.9 kg



19 lb 15 oz = Kg - 9.1 kg



25 lb = Kg - 11.4 kg



29 lb = Kg - 13.2 kg



32 lb 6 oz = Kg - 14.7 kg



55 lb 13 oz = Kg - 25.4 kg



58 lb = Kg - 26.4 kg



7 lb 4 oz = Kg - 3.3 kg



72 lb = Kg - 32.7 kg



82 lb = Kg - 37.3 kg



Add __________ mL Ancef and __________ mL D5 NS to the chamber. - 45; 90; 4.2; 30