Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size E oxygen cylinder reads 1150 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?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 1400 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 ventilated patient who meets the other Berlin criteria for ARDS has PaO₂ 134 mmHg (17.9 kPa) on 35% oxygen with a PEEP of 12 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

1. 1above 300
2. 2mild
3. 3moderate
4. 4severe

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 74 g/L, SaO₂ 98% and PaO₂ 107 mmHg (14.3 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 cylinder with a water capacity of 2 L is filled to 165 bar and runs at 15 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.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient with acute hypoxaemia and bilateral opacities, not explained by heart failure, has PaO₂ 9.1 kPa on 100% oxygen with a PEEP of 15 cmH₂O. Grade the ARDS severity with the Berlin definition. Click your answer.

1. 1above 300
2. 2mild
3. 3moderate
4. 4severe
5. 5not gradable: PEEP below 5