Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size H oxygen cylinder reads 1300 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?
Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient receives oxygen by nasal cannula at 6 L/min. Using FiO₂ ≈ 21% + 4% per L/min, estimate the inspired oxygen FiO₂ in percent.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated patient who meets the other Berlin criteria for ARDS has PaO₂ 117 mmHg (15.6 kPa) on 40% oxygen with a PEEP of 10 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.
- 1above 300: no ARDS grade
- 2mild
- 3moderate
- 4severe
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size E oxygen cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 1600 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.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated woman is 156 cm tall and weighs 83 kg. Lung-protective ventilation is set at 6 mL per kg of predicted body weight. Using PBW = 45.5 + 0.91 × (height cm − 152.4) kg, find the tidal volume VT to the nearest mL.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated man is 184 cm tall and weighs 118 kg. Lung-protective ventilation is set at 6 mL per kg of predicted body weight. Using PBW = 50 + 0.91 × (height cm − 152.4) kg, find the tidal volume VT to the nearest mL.
Answer key
- 1. V = 3454 L
- 2. FiO₂ = 45 %
- 3. mild
- 4. t = 130 min
- 5. VT = 293 mL
- 6. VT = 473 mL
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