Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1100psiHf = 3.14 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 1100 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?

1100 psif = 3.14 L/psi200 psi
V = L
2.Easy
0123456L/minFiO₂ ≈ ?21% + 4%·L/min

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.

3 L/min
FiO₂ = %
3.Medium
PaO₂ 104 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.9 · PEEP 5 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 104 mmHg (13.9 kPa) on 90% oxygen with a PEEP of 5 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 104 mmHg (13.9 kPa)FiO₂ 90%PEEP 5 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
4.Medium
PaO₂ 105 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.9 · 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 105 mmHg (14.0 kPa) on 90% oxygen with a PEEP of 12 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 105 mmHg (14.0 kPa)FiO₂ 90%PEEP 12 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
5.Hard
103 bar3 L12 L/min20 bart = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A cylinder with a water capacity of 3 L is filled to 103 bar and runs at 12 L/min. The gas volume is about the water capacity × the pressure. In this exercise the cylinder is changed at 20 bar. How many minutes t until it must be changed? Round down to a whole minute.

3 L103 bar12 L/min20 bar
t = min
6.Hard
111 kg174 cm♀6 mL/kg PBWVT​ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated woman is 174 cm tall and weighs 111 kg. Lung-protective ventilation is set at 6 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.

174 cm111 kg6 mL/kg
VT = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2826 L
  2. 2. FiO₂ = 33 %
  3. 3. moderate
  4. 4. moderate
  5. 5. t = 20 min
  6. 6. VT = 391 mL

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