An Intern Made an Error and Gave a Patient a Dose

question 20

Multiple Choice

An intern made an error and gave a patient a dose of 600 μg rather than 60 mg of a drug. Which of the following is true?

• A) The patient received an overdose by a factor of 100.
• B) The patient received an overdose by a factor of 1000.
• C) The patient received an underdose by a factor of 100.
• D) The patient received an underdose by a factor of 1000.

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