If a Study Participant Were Administered 12 μEq/L of a Drug

question 96

Multiple Choice

If a study participant were administered 12 μEq/L of a drug in blood.One hour later you found the concentration reduced to 11μEq/L and another hour later you found the concentration reduced to 10μEq/L.Based on these observations,you should conclude:

• A) the participant had taken an additional dose of the drug.
• B) the drug's elimination rate follows first-order kinetics.
• C) the drug's elimination rate follows zero-order kinetics.
• D) the participant is a poor metabolizer.

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