List two ways in which mathematics is used in the health field.
What will be an ideal response?
Possible answers include:
calculating drug dosages
measuring pulse rate, breathing rate, etc.
reading scales on instruments
reading growth charts and other graphs
calculating percent body fat and body mass index (BMI)
calculating HDL/cholesterol ratio
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word