OU 2nd degree accelerated program Med Math Test Question

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If someone has taken the program before, can somebody post the type of questions that are on the med math test? I am trying to get a huge jump on studying for this.

If it is nothing more than conversions and dosages, that is easy. If it gets into flow rate and changing up flow rate, etc, then I start to lose confidence. I suck at story problems, always have.

Thanks.

Dave

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Hey Firehawk, I suck at story problems as well. I don't attend OU but I will be attending HFCC this spring and they will be using a book called Meds for Math by Curren, its a great book and it kinda walks you thru everything. I was so nervous about the med math what I did was signed up for a quick session at WCCCD and fortunately they were using the same book as HFCC. It really helped because it gave me a heads up on what to expect, also I now don't have to worry about learning it from scratch along with everything else. The book goes from beginning adding/subtracting/mult/div decimals, etc, all the way to, yes the dreaded iv therapy, drip rates per minute/hr, peds, etc calculations. I suggest finding out what book is used in the program and maybe purchase it ahead of time. It helped me a lot, as I hate and am horrible with story problems. At WCCCD, they only taught one way which is ratio and proportion, not sure how HFCC will do it but I will stick with what I know. I'm so glad I decided to take the class, I will continue to practice until school starts. I hope this helps, good luck!:idea:

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Thanks.

The real basic stuff I am ok on. I start losing confidence on story problems because sometimes I'm not sure what units they are looking for. If i can determine with confidence the units they are looking for, I can then start getting close to setting up a Dimensional Analysis equation correctly based on units. But sometimes I am not even sure exactly what they're asking for. And the questions with mcg/kg/min in them get tricky as well. I guess I just have to keep practicing and try to run across every possible way they would ask a question.

Sometimes I am finding that I am overthinknig the problem and don't even need to use 2 or 3 different things they give you in the equation. I have to settle down. lol

Anyone know of websites with a ton of extra practice problems?

And of course, the original question is, how tough do the questions get on med math exams, specifically at OU if anyone knows?

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Hey Dave,

I'm in the summer cohort as well. Let me know if you want to get together and work on those problems.

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Hi. I dropped from the summer. Sorry. Would have loved to though. If you need any help, I put considerable time into studying and may be able to help. Let me know.

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that's too bad. why did u drop?

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In short, I decided not to change careers.

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