Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1300psiHf = 3.14 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

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?

1300 psif = 3.14 L/psi200 psi
V = L
2.Easy
0123456L/minFiO₂ ≈ ?21% + 4%·L/min

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.

6 L/min
FiO₂ = %
3.Medium
PaO₂ 117 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.4 · PEEP 10 cmH₂O0100200300400500P/F (mmHg)above 300: no ARDS grademildmoderatesevere

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.

PaO₂ 117 mmHg (15.6 kPa)FiO₂ 40%PEEP 10 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
4.Medium
1600psiEf = 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 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.

1600 psif = 0.28 L/psi3 L/min200 psi
t = min
5.Hard
83 kg156 cm♀6 mL/kg PBWVT​ = ? mL

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.

156 cm83 kg6 mL/kg
VT = mL
6.Hard
118 kg184 cm♂6 mL/kg PBWVT​ = ? 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.

184 cm118 kg6 mL/kg
VT = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3454 L
  2. 2. FiO₂ = 45 %
  3. 3. mild
  4. 4. t = 130 min
  5. 5. VT = 293 mL
  6. 6. VT = 473 mL

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