A 52-year-old patient in severe respiratory distress has be…

 A 52-year-old patient in severe respiratory distress has been placed on 100% oxygen delivered via a nonrebreather mask. The patient has been admitted from the emergency department and is going to the intensive care unit. The respiratory therapist gets an E-cylinder oxygen tank and notes that it has 500 psi. What should the respiratory therapist do?

An H cylinder of oxygen is being used to deliver oxygen to a…

An H cylinder of oxygen is being used to deliver oxygen to a patient in a subacute care facility where no piped-in oxygen is available. The cylinder gauge shows a pressure of 1000 psi. The patient is receiving oxygen at 5 L/min by cannula. Approximately how long will the cylinder gas last at this flow rate?