Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123456L/minFiO₂ ≈ ?21% + 4%·L/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient receives oxygen by nasal cannula at 5 L/min. Using FiO₂ ≈ 21% + 4% per L/min, estimate the inspired oxygen FiO₂ in percent.

5 L/min
FiO₂ = %
2.Easy
950psiHf = 3.14 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 950 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?

950 psif = 3.14 L/psi200 psi
V = L
3.Medium
1050psiEf = 0.28 L/psi3 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size E oxygen cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 1050 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.

1050 psif = 0.28 L/psi3 L/min200 psi
t = min
4.Medium
1350psiEf = 0.28 L/psi4 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size E oxygen cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 1350 psi and runs at 4 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

1350 psif = 0.28 L/psi4 L/min200 psi
t = min
5.Hard
Hb83 g/LSaO₂88%PaO₂55 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO6.8 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 83 g/L, SaO₂ 88%, PaO₂ 55 mmHg (7.3 kPa) and a cardiac output of 6.8 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 83 g/LSaO₂ 88%PaO₂ 55 mmHg (7.3 kPa)CO 6.8 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min
6.Hard
1250psiEf = 0.28 L/psi40 minresidual 200 psiQ = ? L/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A transfer will take 40 minutes. The size E cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 1250 psi. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, what is the highest whole-number flow Q in L/min that lasts the whole transfer?

40 min1250 psif = 0.28 L/psi200 psi
Q = L/min

Answer key

  1. 1. FiO₂ = 41 %
  2. 2. V = 2355 L
  3. 3. t = 79 min
  4. 4. t = 80 min
  5. 5. DO₂ = 676.8 mL/min
  6. 6. Q = 7 L/min

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