Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1300psiHf = 3.14 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 1300 psi. Its cylinder factor is 3.14 L/psi. How many litres V can be used before the safe residual of 200 psi is reached?

1300 psif = 3.14 L/psi200 psi
V = L
2.Easy
1250psiEf = 0.28 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size E oxygen cylinder reads 1250 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?

1250 psif = 0.28 L/psi200 psi
V = L
3.Medium
Hb158 g/LSaO₂97%PaO₂93 mmHgCaO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 158 g/L, SaO₂ 97% and PaO₂ 93 mmHg (12.4 kPa). Find the arterial oxygen content CaO₂ = 1.34 × Hb (g/dL) × SaO₂ + 0.003 × PaO₂ (mmHg) in mL O₂/dL.

Hb 158 g/LSaO₂ 97%PaO₂ 93 mmHg (12.4 kPa)
CaO₂ = mL/dL
4.Medium
PaO₂ 73 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.4 · PEEP 6 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 73 mmHg (9.7 kPa) on 40% oxygen with a PEEP of 6 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 73 mmHg (9.7 kPa)FiO₂ 40%PEEP 6 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
5.Hard
PaO₂ 6.9 kPa · FiO₂ 0.7 · PEEP 8 cmH₂O0100200300400500P/F (mmHg)above 300: no ARDS grademildmoderateseverenot gradable: PEEP below 5

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient with acute hypoxaemia and bilateral opacities, not explained by heart failure, has PaO₂ 6.9 kPa on 70% oxygen with a PEEP of 8 cmH₂O. Grade the ARDS severity with the Berlin definition. Click your answer.

PaO₂ 6.9 kPaFiO₂ 70%PEEP 8 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
  5. 5not gradable: PEEP below 5
6.Hard
95 kg164 cm♀4 mL/kg PBWVT​ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated woman is 164 cm tall and weighs 95 kg. Lung-protective ventilation is set at 4 mL per kg of predicted body weight. Using PBW = 45.5 + 0.91 × (height cm − 152.4) kg, find the tidal volume VT to the nearest mL.

164 cm95 kg4 mL/kg
VT = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3454 L
  2. 2. V = 294 L
  3. 3. CaO₂ = 20.82 mL/dL
  4. 4. moderate
  5. 5. severe
  6. 6. VT = 224 mL

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