33. A drug rapidly distributes in total body water and has an elimination half-life of 8 hours. In a patient who weighs 80 kg (176 lb; total body water of 50 L), an intravenous drip is started that will maintain a drug concentration in plasma of 20 mg/L at steady state. The time it will take (in hours) from the start of the intravenous drip for plasma drug concentration to reach 18 mg/L (90% of the steady state value) is closest to which of the following? A) 8 B) 16 OC) 32 OD) 64 OE) 128

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33. A drug rapidly distributes in total body water and has an elimination half-life of 8 hours. In a patient who weighs 80 kg (176 lb; total body water of 50 L), an intravenous
drip is started that will maintain a drug concentration in plasma of 20 mg/L at steady state. The time it will take (in hours) from the start of the intravenous drip for plasma
drug concentration to reach 18 mg/L (90% of the steady state value) is closest to which of the following?
CO
A) 8
B) 16
C) 32
D) 64
OE) 128
Transcribed Image Text:33. A drug rapidly distributes in total body water and has an elimination half-life of 8 hours. In a patient who weighs 80 kg (176 lb; total body water of 50 L), an intravenous drip is started that will maintain a drug concentration in plasma of 20 mg/L at steady state. The time it will take (in hours) from the start of the intravenous drip for plasma drug concentration to reach 18 mg/L (90% of the steady state value) is closest to which of the following? CO A) 8 B) 16 C) 32 D) 64 OE) 128
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