Medical Math

Event Description - This event shall be a written test dealing with selected problems involving conversions between the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales and the metric and household systems of measurement. Competitors will solve complex math problems utilized in health professions, in addition to identifying and interpreting related symbols and abbreviations in a 50 item test plus 10 tie-breaker problems. Written tests will measure knowledge and understanding at the recall, application and analysis levels. Higher-order thinking skills will be incorporated as appropriate.

Official References for Medical Math:

DHO: Health Science, 8th Edition. Simmers, Louise. Cengage Learning.

DHO Health Science (8th ed.) E-Book

DHO (7th ed.) Glossary and Appendix

Medical Math Conversions

Medical Dosage Calculations, 11th Edition. Oslen.

Medical Dosage Calculations General Set

Clinical Calcuations Made Easy: Solving Problems Using Dimensional Analysis, 6th Edition. Craig, Gloria P. Wolters Kluwer.

Clinical Calculations Made Easy (5th ed.) E-Book

Mathematics for Health Sciences: A Comprehensive Approach, 1st Edition. Helms, Joel R.

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