Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1200psiDf = 0.16 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size D oxygen cylinder reads 1200 psi. Its cylinder factor is 0.16 L/psi. How many litres V can be used before the safe residual of 200 psi is reached?

1200 psif = 0.16 L/psi200 psi
V = L
2.Easy
1700psiEf = 0.28 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size E oxygen cylinder reads 1700 psi. Its cylinder factor is 0.28 L/psi. How many litres V can be used before the safe residual of 200 psi is reached?

1700 psif = 0.28 L/psi200 psi
V = L
3.Medium
1100psiHf = 3.14 L/psi15 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size H oxygen cylinder (factor 3.14 L/psi) reads 1100 psi and runs at 15 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

1100 psif = 3.14 L/psi15 L/min200 psi
t = min
4.Medium
PaO₂ 49 mmHg · FiO₂ 1 · PEEP 12 cmH₂O0100200300400500P/F (mmHg)above 300: no ARDS grademildmoderatesevere

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated patient who meets the other Berlin criteria for ARDS has PaO₂ 49 mmHg (6.5 kPa) on 100% oxygen with a PEEP of 12 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 49 mmHg (6.5 kPa)FiO₂ 100%PEEP 12 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
5.Hard
1050psiDf = 0.16 L/psi75 minresidual 200 psiQ = ? L/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A transfer will take 75 minutes. The size D cylinder (factor 0.16 L/psi) reads 1050 psi. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, what is the highest whole-number flow Q in L/min that lasts the whole transfer?

75 min1050 psif = 0.16 L/psi200 psi
Q = L/min
6.Hard
Hb166 g/LSaO₂96%PaO₂80 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO5.9 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 166 g/L, SaO₂ 96%, PaO₂ 80 mmHg (10.7 kPa) and a cardiac output of 5.9 L/min. With CaO₂ = 1.34 × Hb (g/dL) × SaO₂ + 0.003 × PaO₂ (mmHg), find the oxygen delivery DO₂ = CaO₂ × CO × 10 in mL/min.

Hb 166 g/LSaO₂ 96%PaO₂ 80 mmHg (10.7 kPa)CO 5.9 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 160 L
  2. 2. V = 420 L
  3. 3. t = 188 min
  4. 4. severe
  5. 5. Q = 1 L/min
  6. 6. DO₂ = 1274 mL/min

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