To prepare a dog of mass 1.5 kg for surgery, 150 mg of the anesthetic phenobarbitol is
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To prepare a dog of mass 1.5 kg for surgery, 150 mg of the anesthetic phenobarbitol is administered intravenously. The reaction in which the anesthetic is metabolized (decomposed in the body) is first order in phenobarbitol and has a half-life of 4.5 h. After about 2 h, the drug begins to lose its effect. However, the surgical procedure requires more time than had been anticipated. What mass of phenobarbitol must be re-injected to restore the original level of the anesthetic in the dog?
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