Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
60 s600 mLf = 11/min · V̇E = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient breathes 11 times a minute with a tidal volume of 600 mL. Find the minute ventilation V̇E in L/min.

VT 600 mL11/min
V̇E = L/min
2.Easy
60 s470 mLf = 29/min · V̇E = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient breathes 29 times a minute with a tidal volume of 470 mL. Find the minute ventilation V̇E in L/min.

VT 470 mL29/min
V̇E = L/min
3.Medium
PaO₂ 73 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.9 · PEEP 5 cmH₂O0100200300400500P/F (mmHg)above 300mildmoderatesevere

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated patient who meets the other Berlin criteria for ARDS has PaO₂ 73 mmHg (9.7 kPa) on 90% oxygen with a PEEP of 5 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 73 mmHg (9.7 kPa)FiO₂ 90%PEEP 5 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
4.Medium
1150psiEf = 0.28 L/psi6 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size E oxygen cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 1150 psi and runs at 6 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

1150 psif = 0.28 L/psi6 L/min200 psi
t = min
5.Hard
Hb103 g/LSaO₂97%PaO₂88 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO4.8 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 103 g/L, SaO₂ 97%, PaO₂ 88 mmHg (11.7 kPa) and a cardiac output of 4.8 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 103 g/LSaO₂ 97%PaO₂ 88 mmHg (11.7 kPa)CO 4.8 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min
6.Hard
Hb84 g/LSaO₂97%PaO₂90 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO7.2 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 84 g/L, SaO₂ 97%, PaO₂ 90 mmHg (12.0 kPa) and a cardiac output of 7.2 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 84 g/LSaO₂ 97%PaO₂ 90 mmHg (12.0 kPa)CO 7.2 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V̇E = 6.6 L/min
  2. 2. V̇E = 13.63 L/min
  3. 3. severe
  4. 4. t = 44 min
  5. 5. DO₂ = 655.3 mL/min
  6. 6. DO₂ = 805.6 mL/min

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