Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1900psiEf = 0.28 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size E oxygen cylinder reads 1900 psi. Its cylinder factor is 0.28 L/psi. How many litres V can be used before the safe residual of 200 psi is reached?

1900 psif = 0.28 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 2 L/min. Using FiO₂ ≈ 21% + 4% per L/min, estimate the inspired oxygen FiO₂ in percent.

2 L/min
FiO₂ = %
3.Medium
Hb125 g/LSaO₂93%PaO₂66 mmHgCaO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 125 g/L, SaO₂ 93% and PaO₂ 66 mmHg (8.8 kPa). Find the arterial oxygen content CaO₂ = 1.34 × Hb (g/dL) × SaO₂ + 0.003 × PaO₂ (mmHg) in mL O₂/dL.

Hb 125 g/LSaO₂ 93%PaO₂ 66 mmHg (8.8 kPa)
CaO₂ = mL/dL
4.Medium
Hb97 g/LSaO₂98%PaO₂98 mmHgCaO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 97 g/L, SaO₂ 98% and PaO₂ 98 mmHg (13.1 kPa). Find the arterial oxygen content CaO₂ = 1.34 × Hb (g/dL) × SaO₂ + 0.003 × PaO₂ (mmHg) in mL O₂/dL.

Hb 97 g/LSaO₂ 98%PaO₂ 98 mmHg (13.1 kPa)
CaO₂ = mL/dL
5.Hard
69 kg153 cm♀6 mL/kg PBWVT​ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated woman is 153 cm tall and weighs 69 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.

153 cm69 kg6 mL/kg
VT = mL
6.Hard
Hb91 g/LSaO₂94%PaO₂72 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO3.3 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 91 g/L, SaO₂ 94%, PaO₂ 72 mmHg (9.6 kPa) and a cardiac output of 3.3 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 91 g/LSaO₂ 94%PaO₂ 72 mmHg (9.6 kPa)CO 3.3 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 476 L
  2. 2. FiO₂ = 29 %
  3. 3. CaO₂ = 15.78 mL/dL
  4. 4. CaO₂ = 13.03 mL/dL
  5. 5. VT = 276 mL
  6. 6. DO₂ = 385.4 mL/min

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