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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The gastrointestinal laboratory sends a stool specimen for ova and parasite examination after a patient receives a barium enema. You should

A) perform the examination as soon as possible. B) request a duodenal aspirate in addition to the stool specimen. C) place the specimen in preservative. D) reject the specimen.

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What will be an ideal response?

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The abbreviation for treatment, payment, and health care operations is

A. TPH. B. TPO. C. TPHC. D. TPHO.

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