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How can I find out how much % of O2 is a liter of oxygen?

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I mean when you give a patient, for example, 2 liters of oxygen, what are you giving 200%?

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  1. A liter of pure oxygen is 100% of course.  Do you mean what the FiO2 of 1 liter per minute by nasal cannula is?

    It's about 24%

    The formula is 21% + 3% for every 1 l/m of oxygen.  Nasal cannula oxygen can provide up to about 44% FiO2.  Anything more than that requires a face mask or endotracheal tube.


  2. If it is indeed a liter of oxygen, it is 100% oxygen.

  3. Your 1 liter is 100% oxygen ....

    When you inhale the 1 liter your dilute with 21% oxygen (room air) and most medical books will say that you are on the average delivering 24% oxygen ...

    That being said .. the true % of oxygen has to do with with your intake of room air .... how deep your breaths are ... and how fast you are breathing ..... so ... the 24% can be + or -
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