Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1200psiHf = 3.14 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 1200 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?

1200 psif = 3.14 L/psi200 psi
V = L
2.Easy
500psiDf = 0.16 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size D oxygen cylinder reads 500 psi. Its cylinder factor is 0.16 L/psi. How many litres V can be used before the safe residual of 200 psi is reached?

500 psif = 0.16 L/psi200 psi
V = L
3.Medium
1250psiHf = 3.14 L/psi8 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size H oxygen cylinder (factor 3.14 L/psi) reads 1250 psi and runs at 8 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

1250 psif = 3.14 L/psi8 L/min200 psi
t = min
4.Medium
PaO₂ 66 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.45 · PEEP 10 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 66 mmHg (8.8 kPa) on 45% oxygen with a PEEP of 10 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 66 mmHg (8.8 kPa)FiO₂ 45%PEEP 10 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
5.Hard
Hb133 g/LSaO₂98%PaO₂110 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO6.1 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 133 g/L, SaO₂ 98%, PaO₂ 110 mmHg (14.7 kPa) and a cardiac output of 6.1 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 133 g/LSaO₂ 98%PaO₂ 110 mmHg (14.7 kPa)CO 6.1 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min
6.Hard
SpO₂ 89% · FiO₂ 0.5ROX = ?RR 17/minROX = (SpO₂/FiO₂)/RR

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient on high-flow nasal oxygen has SpO₂ 89% on FiO₂ 0.5 and a respiratory rate of 17/min. Find the ROX index ROX = (SpO₂/FiO₂)/RR, with SpO₂ in percent and FiO₂ as a fraction. Round to two decimal places.

SpO₂ 89%FiO₂ 0.5RR 17/min
ROX =

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3140 L
  2. 2. V = 48 L
  3. 3. t = 412 min
  4. 4. moderate
  5. 5. DO₂ = 1086 mL/min
  6. 6. ROX = 10.47

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