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Reading Tables and Charts

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  1. A ward table shows beds and occupied beds. Ward A: 20 beds, 15 occupied. Ward B: 30 beds, 27 occupied. Ward C: 25 beds, 20 occupied. Which ward has the highest occupancy rate?
  2. Using the same ward table (occupied beds: 15, 27 and 20), how many beds are occupied in total?
  3. Systolic blood pressure over four days was 140, 135, 130 and 128 mmHg. What was the mean?
  4. In a trial, 52 of 80 patients on a drug improved and 45 of 100 patients on placebo improved. By how many percentage points did the improvement rate differ?
  5. Monthly cases were 20 in January, 24 in February, 36 in March and 45 in April. In which month was the percentage increase over the previous month highest?
  6. A pie chart divides 1,200 patients into groups of 40, 25, 20 and 15 percent. How many patients are in the 20 percent group?
  7. Body temperature was 36.8 degrees at 06:00, 37.4 at 10:00, 38.2 at 14:00 and 37.6 at 18:00. During which period did it rise fastest per hour?
  8. A syrup dose table says: under 20 kg, 5 mL; 20 to 39 kg, 10 mL; 40 kg and over, 15 mL. A child weighing 38 kg takes the dose twice daily for 5 days. How much syrup is used in total?
  9. Laboratory values: sodium 128 (normal 135 to 145), potassium 4.2 (normal 3.5 to 5.0), glucose 7.9 (normal 3.9 to 5.6). Which values are outside the normal range?
  10. Hospital X saw 480 patients in 6 days, hospital Y saw 350 in 5 days and hospital Z saw 600 in 8 days. Which hospital had the highest daily rate?
  11. Five patients are aged 23, 31, 31, 47 and 58. What is their mean age?
  12. The same five patients are aged 23, 31, 31, 47 and 58. What is the median age?

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