Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient receives oxygen by nasal cannula at 3 L/min. Using FiO₂ ≈ 21% + 4% per L/min, estimate the inspired oxygen FiO₂ in percent.
Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size D oxygen cylinder reads 1900 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?
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size H oxygen cylinder (factor 3.14 L/psi) reads 2200 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.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size D oxygen cylinder (factor 0.16 L/psi) reads 1600 psi and runs at 5 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 168 g/L, SaO₂ 91%, PaO₂ 61 mmHg (8.1 kPa) and a cardiac output of 4.3 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.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A transfer will take 60 minutes. The size E cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 1200 psi. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, what is the highest whole-number flow Q in L/min that lasts the whole transfer?
Answer key
- 1. FiO₂ = 33 %
- 2. V = 272 L
- 3. t = 418 min
- 4. t = 44 min
- 5. DO₂ = 888.8 mL/min
- 6. Q = 4 L/min
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