Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 1850 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?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient breathes 13 times a minute with a tidal volume of 550 mL. Find the minute ventilation V̇E in L/min.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated patient who meets the other Berlin criteria for ARDS has PaO₂ 74 mmHg (9.9 kPa) on 60% oxygen with a PEEP of 5 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
2. 2mild
3. 3moderate
4. 4severe

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 121 g/L, SaO₂ 95% and PaO₂ 75 mmHg (10.0 kPa). Find the arterial oxygen content CaO₂ = 1.34 × Hb (g/dL) × SaO₂ + 0.003 × PaO₂ (mmHg) in mL O₂/dL.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient on high-flow nasal oxygen has SpO₂ 94% on FiO₂ 0.45 and a respiratory rate of 32/min. Find the ROX index ROX = (SpO₂/FiO₂)/RR, with SpO₂ in percent and FiO₂ as a fraction. Round to two decimal places.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient with acute hypoxaemia and bilateral opacities, not explained by heart failure, has PaO₂ 13.5 kPa on 80% oxygen with a PEEP of 4 cmH₂O. Grade the ARDS severity with the Berlin definition. Click your answer.

1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
2. 2mild
3. 3moderate
4. 4severe
5. 5not gradable: PEEP below 5