HOSA Medical Math Practice Test for NLC 2023.HOSA Medical Math Practice Test for NLC 2023.HOSA Medical Math Practice Test for NLC 2023.HOSA Medical Math Practice Test for NLC 2023.
HOSA Medical Math
Practice Test for NLC
Directions: This is a 20-item PRACTICE TEST for HOSA members who wish to become
familiar with the format of using a grid Scantron answer form.
Please use the sample grid to write and bubble-in your responses, and then check your work.
This format will be used for the Medical Math event at the National Leadership Conference and
MAY be used at your State Leadership Conference (check with your state advisor). There are
50 test items to solve and fill in on the grid, and 10 multi-step tie-breaker questions with fill-in-
the-blank responses.
Unless otherwise indicated, round to the nearest whole number.
1. Mark weighed 240 pounds when he started to exercise daily and eat a healthy diet. After
six months he lost 32% of his body weight. How many pounds did he lose? (Round to the
nearest tenth.)
2. How many milligrams in 70 mcg? (Round to the nearest hundredth.)
3. Convert 1030 Fahrenheit to 0Celsius. (Round to the nearest tenth.)
4. A pathology sample weighs 2 ½ ounces. What is the weight in grams?
5. Janet wants to donate her hair to Locks of Love, and the minimum length is 10 inches.
How long must the donation be in centimeters? (Round to the nearest tenth.)
6. A patient is to receive 0.04 gm of the antispasmodic drug loxapine succinate (Loxitane)
PO per day in two divided doses. If the drug is available in an oral concentration of 25
mg/ml, how many milliliters should be given per dose? (Round to the nearest tenth.)
7. An 88 pound child has an order for pain medication that reads morphine liquid PO
0.2 mg/kg q4h PRN. How many milliliters per dose would be given if the concentration is
2 mg/ml?
8. What is the correct fractional equivalent of the ratio 2:7?
9. Levothyroxine 0.5 mg PO is ordered. It is available in 125 mcg tablets. How many tablets
would be needed for one dose?
10. A vial of dactinomycin reads l.5 mg = 1 ml. A patient weighing 120 kg is to receive
15 mcg/kg IM. How many ml of this antibiotic antineoplastic drug should be prepared?
(Round to the nearest tenth.)
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