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> added one cup of coffee caffeine equivalent to his IV. > The IV was much more than the cup of coffee To be clear you mean about same concentration i.e 100mg

> added one cup of coffee caffeine equivalent to his IV. > The IV was much more than the cup of coffee To be clear you mean about same concentration i.e 100mg but higher absorption?

chimeracoder 3y ago
> To be clear you mean about same concentration i.e 100mg but higher absorption? I think he means that the IV caffeine cost much more than a cup of Starbucks would have.
akiselev 3y ago
Starbucks is like $5 per 100-200mg. IV caffeine is like $500 per 100-200mg.
- firstlink 3y ago
  And pills are like $0 per 100-200mg, so we know why the hospital didn't just use those.
  - xyzzy123 3y ago
    If he's being administered IV caffeine instead of given a cup it's possible that he couldn't take pills either.
  - OJFord 3y ago
    > [cup of coffee] which he couldn't have Probably 'nil by mouth' (pre-op or something) not just no fluids/coffee.
shagie 3y ago
The price that the hospital billed was much more than the cup of coffee.