A drug is fused into a patients bloodstream at a constant ra
A drug is fused into a patient\'s bloodstream at a constant rate of 2mg oer hr and us eliminated from the bloodstream at a rate proportional to the amount of the drug present at time t. Initially(when t=0), the patient\'s blood contains no drug.
(a) Set up and solve a differential euqation for the amount of drug A(T) in the patient\'s bloodstream at any time t, in hr.(Note:((dA)/(dt))=(infusion)-(elimination), r=infusion, KA=elimination and K is constant)
(b) Suppose that a simple is taken indicating there are 1.69mg of the drug in the patient\'s bloodstream after 1hr. Show that k?0.35
(c) How much mediation is present after 6 hrs? how muchg mediation is present t???
Please show the step by step solution, thanks
Solution
(A) dA/dt = r - kA
since r = 2 mg
=> dA/(2-kA) = dt
=> (-1/k)*ln(2-kA) = t + C
At t=0 , A = 0
=> (-1/k)ln(2) = C
=> (-1/k)*ln((2-kA)/2) = t
=> (2-kA)/2 = e-kt
=> A = (2/k)*(1-e-kt)
(b) 1.69 = (2/k)*(1-e-k)
Solving the eqn u get
k = 0.3468 0.35
(C) After 6 hrs
A6 = (2/0.35)*(1-e-0.35*6) = 5.01 mg
At t =
A = 2/k = 5.714 mg
