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 1 L/min. Using FiO₂ ≈ 21% + 4% per L/min, estimate the inspired oxygen FiO₂ in percent.

1 L/min
FiO₂ = %
2.Easy
0123456L/minFiO₂ ≈ ?21% + 4%·L/min

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

4 L/min
FiO₂ = %
3.Medium
PaO₂ 110 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.3 · PEEP 12 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 110 mmHg (14.7 kPa) on 30% oxygen with a PEEP of 12 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 110 mmHg (14.7 kPa)FiO₂ 30%PEEP 12 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
4.Medium
PaO₂ 133 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.35 · PEEP 12 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 133 mmHg (17.7 kPa) on 35% oxygen with a PEEP of 12 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 133 mmHg (17.7 kPa)FiO₂ 35%PEEP 12 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
5.Hard
PaO₂ 6.1 kPa · FiO₂ 0.5 · PEEP 12 cmH₂O0100200300400500P/F (mmHg)above 300: no ARDS grademildmoderateseverenot gradable: PEEP below 5

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient with acute hypoxaemia and bilateral opacities, not explained by heart failure, has PaO₂ 6.1 kPa on 50% oxygen with a PEEP of 12 cmH₂O. Grade the ARDS severity with the Berlin definition. Click your answer.

PaO₂ 6.1 kPaFiO₂ 50%PEEP 12 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
  5. 5not gradable: PEEP below 5
6.Hard
1750psiDf = 0.16 L/psi40 minresidual 200 psiQ = ? L/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A transfer will take 40 minutes. The size D cylinder (factor 0.16 L/psi) reads 1750 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 min1750 psif = 0.16 L/psi200 psi
Q = L/min

Answer key

  1. 1. FiO₂ = 25 %
  2. 2. FiO₂ = 37 %
  3. 3. above 300: no ARDS grade
  4. 4. above 300: no ARDS grade
  5. 5. severe
  6. 6. Q = 6 L/min

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