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Oxygen delivery & ABG interpretation made easier with this simple colour-coded table. Please share, and print
Devices #Interfaces #FiO2 ... FaceMask #NRB #FlowRates
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
Lateral perforations ... high percentage FiO ... set to desired FiO2 ... deliver desired FiO ... Oxygen #Delivery #FiO2
Here is a quick IV catheter and flow rate reference chart (follower requested info)...
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*For Educational Purposes
#IVCatheter #FlowRate
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
provide a different FiO2 ... Flow 2-15 LPM • FiO2 ... 10-15 LPM • FiO2 ... maintain a higher FiO2 ... 10-15 LPM • FiO2
Peripheral IV Catheters - Colors, Sizes and Flow Rates
#Management #Peripheral #PIV #Intravenous #Access #Catheter #FlowRates #Nursing
Access #Catheter #FlowRates
Oxygen Delivery Systems
Nasal Cannula:
 • Flow: 1 - 6 L/min
 • FiO2: 25 - 40% (-4%/L
- 6 L/min • FiO2 ... - 10 L/min • FiO2 ... - 15 L/min • FiO2 ... on valve) • FiO2 ... - 15 Lmin • FiO2
Oxygen Delivery Systems and Approximate FiO2:
#Management #SupplementalO2 #Oxygen #Delivery #Devices #Interface #FiO2 #NonRebreather #HFNC #NasalCannula #Simple
and Approximate FiO2 ... Devices #Interface #FiO2
REBEL Review 86: IV/IO Flow Rates to Gravity 

14G
16G
Cordis
18G 
I5G Humeral IO 
16G Distal Port Triple
Triple Lumen #FlowRates
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = [FiO2 ... chest) • Low PiO2 ... Elevation, Low Fio2
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2 ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... Severe - PaO2 / FiO2