From a transcription error, a client received an overdose of a prescribed medication. If the therapeutic index of the medication is 10 and the median effective dose is 2, the nurse would calculate as the median lethal dose for the medication as ________. Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
20
10 = x/2; solving for x, the median lethal dose would be 20.
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