Clinical Ouestion?A patientisadmittedto thehospitalwithcarbamazepinetoxicity.Aninitialserumconcentrationis24mcg/mlAssumingahalf-lifeofapproximately18hours,howlongwill ittakeforthispatientto reachaserumlevelof6mcg/ml?
Clinical Question? A patient is admitted to the hospital with carbamazepine toxicity. An initial serum concentration is 24 mcg/ml. Assuming a half-life of approximately 18 hours, how long will it take for this patient to reach a serum level of 6 mcg/ml?
Answer to Clinical Ouestion24 mcg/ml18hours36hrs12mcg/ml18hours6mcg/ml
Answer to Clinical Question 24 mcg/ml 12 mcg/ml 6 mcg/ml 18 hours 18 hours 36 hrs