Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
2000psiDf = 0.16 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size D oxygen cylinder reads 2000 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?

2000 psif = 0.16 L/psi200 psi
V = L
2.Easy
2100psiHf = 3.14 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 2100 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?

2100 psif = 3.14 L/psi200 psi
V = L
3.Medium
700psiDf = 0.16 L/psi3 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size D oxygen cylinder (factor 0.16 L/psi) reads 700 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.

700 psif = 0.16 L/psi3 L/min200 psi
t = min
4.Medium
1550psiEf = 0.28 L/psi8 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size E oxygen cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 1550 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.

1550 psif = 0.28 L/psi8 L/min200 psi
t = min
5.Hard
Hb124 g/LSaO₂89%PaO₂56 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO6.1 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 124 g/L, SaO₂ 89%, PaO₂ 56 mmHg (7.5 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 124 g/LSaO₂ 89%PaO₂ 56 mmHg (7.5 kPa)CO 6.1 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min
6.Hard
2150psiDf = 0.16 L/psi90 minresidual 200 psiQ = ? L/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A transfer will take 90 minutes. The size D cylinder (factor 0.16 L/psi) reads 2150 psi. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, what is the highest whole-number flow Q in L/min that lasts the whole transfer?

90 min2150 psif = 0.16 L/psi200 psi
Q = L/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 288 L
  2. 2. V = 5966 L
  3. 3. t = 26 min
  4. 4. t = 47 min
  5. 5. DO₂ = 912.3 mL/min
  6. 6. Q = 3 L/min

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