Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123456L/minQ = ? L/minFiO₂ ≈ 33%

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The team wants an inspired oxygen of about 33% by nasal cannula. Using the rule of thumb FiO₂ ≈ 21% + 4% per L/min, what flow Q does it suggest? (Real FiO₂ varies with the patient's breathing.)

FiO₂ 33%
Q = L/min
2.Easy
60 s610 mLf = 17/min · V̇E = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient breathes 17 times a minute with a tidal volume of 610 mL. Find the minute ventilation V̇E in L/min.

VT 610 mL17/min
V̇E = L/min
3.Medium
PaO₂ 49 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.8 · PEEP 10 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 80% oxygen with a PEEP of 10 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 49 mmHg (6.5 kPa)FiO₂ 80%PEEP 10 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
4.Medium
PaO₂ 110 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.35 · PEEP 14 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 110 mmHg (14.7 kPa) on 35% oxygen with a PEEP of 14 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 110 mmHg (14.7 kPa)FiO₂ 35%PEEP 14 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
5.Hard
PaO₂ 17.5 kPa · FiO₂ 0.45 · PEEP 6 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 17.5 kPa on 45% oxygen with a PEEP of 6 cmH₂O. Grade the ARDS severity with the Berlin definition. Click your answer.

PaO₂ 17.5 kPaFiO₂ 45%PEEP 6 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
  5. 5not gradable: PEEP below 5
6.Hard
PaO₂ 7.3 kPa · FiO₂ 0.8 · PEEP 5 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 7.3 kPa on 80% oxygen with a PEEP of 5 cmH₂O. Grade the ARDS severity with the Berlin definition. Click your answer.

PaO₂ 7.3 kPaFiO₂ 80%PEEP 5 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
  5. 5not gradable: PEEP below 5

Answer key

  1. 1. Q = 3 L/min
  2. 2. V̇E = 10.37 L/min
  3. 3. severe
  4. 4. above 300: no ARDS grade
  5. 5. mild
  6. 6. severe

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