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
1450psiDf = 0.16 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size D oxygen cylinder reads 1450 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?

1450 psif = 0.16 L/psi200 psi
V = L
3.Medium
PaO₂ 137 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.5 · PEEP 8 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 137 mmHg (18.3 kPa) on 50% oxygen with a PEEP of 8 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 137 mmHg (18.3 kPa)FiO₂ 50%PEEP 8 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
4.Medium
PaO₂ 94 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.8 · 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 94 mmHg (12.5 kPa) on 80% oxygen with a PEEP of 10 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 94 mmHg (12.5 kPa)FiO₂ 80%PEEP 10 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
5.Hard
SpO₂ 93% · FiO₂ 0.55ROX = ?RR 35/minROX = (SpO₂/FiO₂)/RR

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient on high-flow nasal oxygen has SpO₂ 93% on FiO₂ 0.55 and a respiratory rate of 35/min. Find the ROX index ROX = (SpO₂/FiO₂)/RR, with SpO₂ in percent and FiO₂ as a fraction. Round to two decimal places.

SpO₂ 93%FiO₂ 0.55RR 35/min
ROX =
6.Hard
90 kg168 cm♀6 mL/kg PBWVT​ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated woman is 168 cm tall and weighs 90 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.

168 cm90 kg6 mL/kg
VT = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. FiO₂ = 25 %
  2. 2. V = 200 L
  3. 3. mild
  4. 4. moderate
  5. 5. ROX = 4.83
  6. 6. VT = 358 mL

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