Pediatric Dosage Quiz: Can You Do Weight-Based Math?

1. A 5-year-old weighs 18 kg. The prescribed dose is 10 mg/kg. What is the total dose?

90 mg

100 mg

180 mg

200 mg

2. Convert 22 pounds to kilograms (round to nearest tenth).

8.5 kg

9.5 kg

10.0 kg

11.0 kg

3. An infant weighs 6.2 kg. Amoxicillin 25 mg/kg is ordered. Calculate the dose.

105 mg

155 mg

200 mg

250 mg

4. A child weighs 30 lbs. How much is this in kilograms (round to nearest tenth)?

12.5 kg

13.6 kg

14.5 kg

15.0 kg

5. The recommended dose is 5 mg/kg for a 12 kg child. Maximum daily dose is 300 mg. Is this dose safe?

Yes, 60 mg is below 300 mg

No, 60 mg exceeds the maximum

Requires physician approval

Cannot determine without age

6. A 4-year-old (15 kg) needs ibuprofen 10 mg/kg per dose. What is one dose?

75 mg

100 mg

150 mg

200 mg

Submit

8. A child weighs 40 kg. Vancomycin is dosed at 15 mg/kg IV Q6H. What is one dose?

300 mg

400 mg

500 mg

600 mg

Submit

10. A 10 kg child is prescribed penicillin 50,000 units/kg. What is the total dose?

250,000 units

400,000 units

500,000 units

1,000,000 units

Submit

12. A pediatric patient weighs 35 lbs. Convert to kg for dosing calculation (round to nearest tenth).

15.0 kg

15.9 kg

16.3 kg

17.0 kg

Submit

15. True or False: A child weighing 11 kg receiving 30 mg/kg of medication gets 330 mg total.

True

False

Pediatric Dosage Quiz: Can You Do Weight-Based Math?

1. A 5-year-old weighs 18 kg. The prescribed dose is 10 mg/kg. What is the total dose?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Convert 22 pounds to kilograms (round to nearest tenth).

3. An infant weighs 6.2 kg. Amoxicillin 25 mg/kg is ordered. Calculate the dose.

4. A child weighs 30 lbs. How much is this in kilograms (round to nearest tenth)?

5. The recommended dose is 5 mg/kg for a 12 kg child. Maximum daily dose is 300 mg. Is this dose safe?

6. A 4-year-old (15 kg) needs ibuprofen 10 mg/kg per dose. What is one dose?

7. Acetaminophen is dosed at 15 mg/kg. An 8 kg infant receives ______ mg per dose.

8. A child weighs 40 kg. Vancomycin is dosed at 15 mg/kg IV Q6H. What is one dose?

9. The safe dose range for a medication is 2–5 mg/kg. For a 20 kg child, the safe range is to mg.

10. A 10 kg child is prescribed penicillin 50,000 units/kg. What is the total dose?

11. Ceftriaxone is ordered at 50 mg/kg/day for a 25 kg child. Daily dose is ______ mg.

12. A pediatric patient weighs 35 lbs. Convert to kg for dosing calculation (round to nearest tenth).

13. Gentamicin 7.5 mg/kg is prescribed for a 16 kg child. The dose is ______ mg.

14. A medication's safe dose is 10–20 mg/kg/day. A 18 kg child should receive between and mg daily.

15. True or False: A child weighing 11 kg receiving 30 mg/kg of medication gets 330 mg total.

Pediatric Dosage Quiz: Can You Do Weight-Based Math?

1. A 5-year-old weighs 18 kg. The prescribed dose is 10 mg/kg. What is the total dose?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Convert 22 pounds to kilograms (round to nearest tenth).

3. An infant weighs 6.2 kg. Amoxicillin 25 mg/kg is ordered. Calculate the dose.

4. A child weighs 30 lbs. How much is this in kilograms (round to nearest tenth)?

5. The recommended dose is 5 mg/kg for a 12 kg child. Maximum daily dose is 300 mg. Is this dose safe?

6. A 4-year-old (15 kg) needs ibuprofen 10 mg/kg per dose. What is one dose?

7. Acetaminophen is dosed at 15 mg/kg. An 8 kg infant receives ______ mg per dose.

8. A child weighs 40 kg. Vancomycin is dosed at 15 mg/kg IV Q6H. What is one dose?

9. The safe dose range for a medication is 2–5 mg/kg. For a 20 kg child, the safe range is ______ to ______ mg.

10. A 10 kg child is prescribed penicillin 50,000 units/kg. What is the total dose?

11. Ceftriaxone is ordered at 50 mg/kg/day for a 25 kg child. Daily dose is ______ mg.

12. A pediatric patient weighs 35 lbs. Convert to kg for dosing calculation (round to nearest tenth).

13. Gentamicin 7.5 mg/kg is prescribed for a 16 kg child. The dose is ______ mg.

14. A medication's safe dose is 10–20 mg/kg/day. A 18 kg child should receive between ______ and ______ mg daily.

15. True or False: A child weighing 11 kg receiving 30 mg/kg of medication gets 330 mg total.

9. The safe dose range for a medication is 2–5 mg/kg. For a 20 kg child, the safe range is to mg.

14. A medication's safe dose is 10–20 mg/kg/day. A 18 kg child should receive between and mg daily.