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Case Studies
Medical
Gas
Therapy
Case Study #1
Mr. Johnson arrives in the ER after a
car accident. He is 25 years old and
has no Hx of lung disease. His RR is
12 bpm and his Vt is approximately
1L/min. Mr. Johnson is on a nonrebreathing mask at approximately
70% FiO2. You obtain an ABG and the
results are:
pH
7.39
pCO2
34
HCO3-
20
PaO2
200
To obtain a PaO2 of 100
mmHg on Mr. Johnson,
what FiO2 would you need
to put him on??
Formula
PaO2 (current) = PaO2 (desired)
FiO2(current)
new FiO2 (X)
200 mmHg = 100 mmHg
.70
X
SOLVE FOR X
X = 35%
What device do I put him on
to achieve approximately
35% FiO2??
Cannula – what flow?
4 LPM
Why??
4 lpm X 4% = 16%
16% + RA (21%) = 37%
What other device would
work?
Simple Mask – delivers
35% to 50%
Partial Rebreather delivers
35% to 60%
Air Entrainment Mask (venti
mask) delivers 24% - 50%
If I put Mr. Johnson on a venti
mask, on the above FiO2 (35%),
with a flow of 6 lpm, what would
his total flow be??
Do the Magic Box to Obtain your
Air:Oxygen Ratio
21
X
35
100
X
Do the Magic Box to Obtain your
Air:Oxygen Ratio
21
65
35
100
14
Air:Oxygen Ratio
65:14
AIR
O2
Air:Oxygen Ratio (Simplify)
5:1
AIR
O2
Add them together:
5+1 = 6
Multiply by lpm at the
flowmeter:
6X6=36
TOTAL FLOW AT THE
PATIENT’S AIRWAY IS:
36 LPM
What is Mr. Johnson’s Ve?
Formula:
Ve = RR X Vt
Formula:
Ve = 12 X 1 (lpm)
Formula:
Ve = 12 lpm
CASE STUDY
#2
MRS.
WADE
Mrs. Wade is admitted to the
ER with SOB. She has a Hx
of smoking 4 packs of
cigarettes a day for 40
years. She has been
diagnosed with exacerbation
of COPD.
What is Mrs. Wade’s pack
year HX?
Pack Year HX Formula:
# of packs/day X #of years smoked
Mrs. Wade’s Pack Year HX:
4 X 40 = 160 pack years
With Mrs. Wade being SOB and
considering her Hx, what would you
do to relieve her SOB?
Put her on O2…
What kind of O2 device
would you use?
Nasal Cannula (NC) at what
flow??
Be safe with 2 lpm…
What will happen to Mrs.
Wade if you put her on 100%
FiO2 ??
She will lose her Respiratory
Drive
What do you recommend now??
ABG??
Her ABG results are:
pH
7.35
PCO2 80
HCO3 33
PaO2 55
Why is her PaO2 so
low? What is the
normal range for a
patient who has COPD?
55-65
mmHg
Mrs. Wade is still short of breath.
She said she needs more air.
What is a safe FiO2 range for
her??
To obtain a PaO2 of 65 on her,
what do I need to increase my
FiO2 to??
She is currently on 2 lpm NC.
What is her current FiO2??
4% X 2 lpm =8%
8% + RA (21%)=29%
She is on 29% FiO2 with a PaO2
of 55 mmHg.
Formula
PaO2 (current) = PaO2 (desired)
FiO2(current)
new FiO2 (X)
55 mmHg = 65 mmHg
.29
X
SOLVE FOR X
X = 34%
Since we don’t want to go over 34%
FiO2, what device do we need to
use?
We would put her on a venti mask
to supply her with more flow at an
FiO2 of 30% and a 3lpm from the
flowmeter.
WHY??
What is her
total flow??
Do the Magic Box to Obtain your
Air:Oxygen Ratio
21
X
30
100
X
Do the Magic Box to Obtain your
Air:Oxygen Ratio
21
70
30
100
9
AIR:O2 RATIO IS:
70:9
OR
8:1
8+1=9
9 x 3 lpm = 18
Her total flow is
18 lpm
Pictures of
Oxygen Devices
and Patients…
THE
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