Problem 01. Arterial plasma entering the
liver contains 19 mg/L of a new drug being investigated. Venous
blood contains 10 mg/L. Plasma flow to the liver is 0.4 liter per
hour.
- What is the extraction ratio?
- What is the clearance rate for this organ?
- Do you have enough information to calculate an
elimination rate constant?
Problem 02. Renal extraction ratio of a drug
is 0.3 and the Cl(R) = 0.2 L/h/Kg.
- How much mass of drug is eliminated during an hour in
which the average concentration is 20 mg/L in a 1 Kg
animal?
- Will the same amount be eliminated during the subsequent
hour?
Problem 03. Renal Clearance of a drug is 2
L/h. Hepatic Clearance is 1 L/h. No other organs eliminate
significant amounts of this drug.
- What is the total body clearance of this drug?
- How would one express this concept in typical
mathematical symbols?
Problem 04. Given: CL(body) = 10 L/hr/Kg; Vd=
70 L/Kg
- What fraction of the Vd is "freed" of drug per
hour?
- How does this correspond to the elimination rate
constant, Ke?
Problem 05. The Ke of a drug is 0.1/h. The Vd
is 0.4 L/Kg.
- What is the CL?
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