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

4 L/min
FiO₂ = %
2.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
3.Medium
950psiHf = 3.14 L/psi8 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size H oxygen cylinder (factor 3.14 L/psi) reads 950 psi and runs at 8 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

950 psif = 3.14 L/psi8 L/min200 psi
t = min
4.Medium
PaO₂ 112 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.3 · PEEP 10 cmH₂O0100200300400500P/F (mmHg)above 300mildmoderatesevere

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated patient who meets the other Berlin criteria for ARDS has PaO₂ 112 mmHg (14.9 kPa) on 30% oxygen with a PEEP of 10 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 112 mmHg (14.9 kPa)FiO₂ 30%PEEP 10 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
5.Hard
Hb150 g/LSaO₂96%PaO₂81 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO7.4 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 150 g/L, SaO₂ 96%, PaO₂ 81 mmHg (10.8 kPa) and a cardiac output of 7.4 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 150 g/LSaO₂ 96%PaO₂ 81 mmHg (10.8 kPa)CO 7.4 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min
6.Hard
111 kg169 cm♂4 mL/kg PBWVT​ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated man is 169 cm tall and weighs 111 kg. Lung-protective ventilation is set at 4 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.

169 cm111 kg4 mL/kg
VT = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. FiO₂ = 37 %
  2. 2. V = 3454 L
  3. 3. t = 294 min
  4. 4. above 300
  5. 5. DO₂ = 1446 mL/min
  6. 6. VT = 260 mL

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