Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1450psiHf = 3.14 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 1450 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?

1450 psif = 3.14 L/psi200 psi
V = L
2.Easy
1700psiHf = 3.14 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 1700 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?

1700 psif = 3.14 L/psi200 psi
V = L
3.Medium
2050psiDf = 0.16 L/psi6 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size D oxygen cylinder (factor 0.16 L/psi) reads 2050 psi and runs at 6 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

2050 psif = 0.16 L/psi6 L/min200 psi
t = min
4.Medium
PaO₂ 79 mmHg · FiO₂ 1 · PEEP 8 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 79 mmHg (10.5 kPa) on 100% oxygen with a PEEP of 8 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 79 mmHg (10.5 kPa)FiO₂ 100%PEEP 8 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
5.Hard
Hb169 g/LSaO₂98%PaO₂101 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO4.6 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 169 g/L, SaO₂ 98%, PaO₂ 101 mmHg (13.5 kPa) and a cardiac output of 4.6 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 169 g/LSaO₂ 98%PaO₂ 101 mmHg (13.5 kPa)CO 4.6 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min
6.Hard
PaO₂ 6.6 kPa · FiO₂ 0.4 · PEEP 3 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 6.6 kPa on 40% oxygen with a PEEP of 3 cmH₂O. Grade the ARDS severity with the Berlin definition. Click your answer.

PaO₂ 6.6 kPaFiO₂ 40%PEEP 3 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
  5. 5not gradable: PEEP below 5

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3925 L
  2. 2. V = 4710 L
  3. 3. t = 49 min
  4. 4. severe
  5. 5. DO₂ = 1035 mL/min
  6. 6. not gradable: PEEP below 5

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