Continuous Infusion: Css = Rate ÷ CL and the Approach to Plateau
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In this lesson
You calculate the steady-state concentration of a constant-rate Drug K infusion, its elimination rate constant, the concentration over 48 hours and the time to reach 90% of the plateau.
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Lessons in this course
- First-Order Elimination: C = C0·e^(−kt) in a Time Table & a Chart Locked
- Half-Life & k from Two Concentrations with LN Locked
- Volume of Distribution & the Loading-Dose Formula Locked
- Clearance & AUC with the Trapezoid Rule Locked
- Repeated Dosing: Accumulation to Steady State in a Step Table & a Chart Locked
- Accumulation Ratio & Time to Steady State (≈ 4–5 Half-Lives) Locked
- Continuous Infusion: Css = Rate ÷ CL and the Approach to Plateau Locked
- Renal Function & Clearance: An Illustrative Proportional Adjustment with Safety Flags Locked