Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1900psiDf = 0.16 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size D oxygen cylinder reads 1900 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?

1900 psif = 0.16 L/psi200 psi
V = L
2.Easy
60 s730 mLf = 9/min · V̇E = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient breathes 9 times a minute with a tidal volume of 730 mL. Find the minute ventilation V̇E in L/min.

VT 730 mL9/min
V̇E = L/min
3.Medium
PaO₂ 95 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.9 · PEEP 14 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 95 mmHg (12.7 kPa) on 90% oxygen with a PEEP of 14 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 95 mmHg (12.7 kPa)FiO₂ 90%PEEP 14 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
4.Medium
1450psiHf = 3.14 L/psi10 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size H oxygen cylinder (factor 3.14 L/psi) reads 1450 psi and runs at 10 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

1450 psif = 3.14 L/psi10 L/min200 psi
t = min
5.Hard
102 kg195 cm♂6 mL/kg PBWVT​ = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated man is 195 cm tall and weighs 102 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.

195 cm102 kg6 mL/kg
VT = mL
6.Hard
Hb100 g/LSaO₂89%PaO₂56 mmHgCaO₂mL/dL× CO4.4 L/minDO₂?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 100 g/L, SaO₂ 89%, PaO₂ 56 mmHg (7.5 kPa) and a cardiac output of 4.4 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 100 g/LSaO₂ 89%PaO₂ 56 mmHg (7.5 kPa)CO 4.4 L/min
DO₂ = mL/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 272 L
  2. 2. V̇E = 6.57 L/min
  3. 3. moderate
  4. 4. t = 392 min
  5. 5. VT = 533 mL
  6. 6. DO₂ = 532.1 mL/min

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