Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123456L/minFiO₂ ≈ ?21% + 4%·L/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient receives oxygen by nasal cannula at 5 L/min. Using FiO₂ ≈ 21% + 4% per L/min, estimate the inspired oxygen FiO₂ in percent.

5 L/min
FiO₂ = %
2.Easy
500psiHf = 3.14 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 500 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?

500 psif = 3.14 L/psi200 psi
V = L
3.Medium
600psiEf = 0.28 L/psi3 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size E oxygen cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 600 psi and runs at 3 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

600 psif = 0.28 L/psi3 L/min200 psi
t = min
4.Medium
1550psiHf = 3.14 L/psi12 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size H oxygen cylinder (factor 3.14 L/psi) reads 1550 psi and runs at 12 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

1550 psif = 3.14 L/psi12 L/min200 psi
t = min
5.Hard
PaO₂ 15.2 kPa · FiO₂ 0.5 · 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 15.2 kPa on 50% oxygen with a PEEP of 6 cmH₂O. Grade the ARDS severity with the Berlin definition. Click your answer.

PaO₂ 15.2 kPaFiO₂ 50%PEEP 6 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
  5. 5not gradable: PEEP below 5
6.Hard
Hb105 g/LSaO₂91%PaO₂61 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO3.5 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 105 g/L, SaO₂ 91%, PaO₂ 61 mmHg (8.1 kPa) and a cardiac output of 3.5 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 105 g/LSaO₂ 91%PaO₂ 61 mmHg (8.1 kPa)CO 3.5 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min

Answer key

  1. 1. FiO₂ = 41 %
  2. 2. V = 942 L
  3. 3. t = 37 min
  4. 4. t = 353 min
  5. 5. mild
  6. 6. DO₂ = 454.5 mL/min

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