Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size D oxygen cylinder reads 1300 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?
Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 900 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 size E oxygen cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 550 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.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 113 g/L, SaO₂ 98% and PaO₂ 101 mmHg (13.5 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 patient has Hb 104 g/L, SaO₂ 94%, PaO₂ 71 mmHg (9.5 kPa) and a cardiac output of 6.6 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.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A transfer will take 120 minutes. The size E cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 1150 psi. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, what is the highest whole-number flow Q in L/min that lasts the whole transfer?
Answer key
- 1. V = 176 L
- 2. V = 2198 L
- 3. t = 16 min
- 4. CaO₂ = 15.14 mL/dL
- 5. DO₂ = 878.6 mL/min
- 6. Q = 2 L/min
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