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(Drug elimination) Suppose that sodium pentobarbital is used to anesthetize a dog. The dog...

(Drug elimination) Suppose that sodium pentobarbital is used to anesthetize a dog. The dog is anesthetized when its bloodstream contains at least 45 milligrams (mg) of sodium pentobarbitol per kilogram of the dog’s body weight. Suppose also that sodium pentobarbital is eliminated exponentially from the dog’s bloodstream, with a half-life of 5 h. What single dose should be administered in order to anesthetize a 50-kg dog for 1 h?

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