Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1950psiDf = 0.16 L/psiresidual 200 psiV = ? L

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size D oxygen cylinder reads 1950 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?

1950 psif = 0.16 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 1 L/min. Using FiO₂ ≈ 21% + 4% per L/min, estimate the inspired oxygen FiO₂ in percent.

1 L/min
FiO₂ = %
3.Medium
PaO₂ 84 mmHg · FiO₂ 0.4 · PEEP 5 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 84 mmHg (11.2 kPa) on 40% oxygen with a PEEP of 5 cmH₂O. Calculate the P/F ratio and click the ARDS severity.

PaO₂ 84 mmHg (11.2 kPa)FiO₂ 40%PEEP 5 cmH₂O
  1. 1above 300: no ARDS grade
  2. 2mild
  3. 3moderate
  4. 4severe
4.Medium
1950psiHf = 3.14 L/psi15 L/minresidual 200 psit = ? min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size H oxygen cylinder (factor 3.14 L/psi) reads 1950 psi and runs at 15 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.

1950 psif = 3.14 L/psi15 L/min200 psi
t = min
5.Hard
1250psiEf = 0.28 L/psi40 minresidual 200 psiQ = ? L/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A transfer will take 40 minutes. The size E cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 1250 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 min1250 psif = 0.28 L/psi200 psi
Q = L/min
6.Hard
1850psiEf = 0.28 L/psi30 minresidual 200 psiQ = ? L/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A transfer will take 30 minutes. The size E cylinder (factor 0.28 L/psi) reads 1850 psi. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, what is the highest whole-number flow Q in L/min that lasts the whole transfer?

30 min1850 psif = 0.28 L/psi200 psi
Q = L/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 280 L
  2. 2. FiO₂ = 25 %
  3. 3. mild
  4. 4. t = 366 min
  5. 5. Q = 7 L/min
  6. 6. Q = 15 L/min

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