Reference no: EM133873163

Question

Under normal conditions in the absence of the drug, Xor's [carbohydrates] in her blood should be 6.00 mmol/L. The slope of the relationship between the concentration of hormone G and the concentration of carbohydrates in the blood is 0.21 (mmol carbs/L of blood) / (umol hormone G/L of blood). The question remains: What dosage of drug do we need to treat Xor if her [carbohydrates] are too low?

According to my archives, (a) the drug directly affects the concentration of hormone G in the blood, (b) the drug has no effect at dosages below 0.80 g and has a linear effect thereafter, using the following slope: the slope of this relationship at dosages above 0.80 g is 11.96 (umol hormone G/L of blood) / g of drug, and (c) the drug must increase the concentration of hormone G to a point that raises the concentration of carbohydrates in blood by 2.00 mmol/L. The key to remember here is that the goal is to determine the appropriate drug dose that raises the concentration of carbohydrates in blood by 2 mmol/L. We'll work backwards from this goal to determine the correct dose.

1. How much does the concentration of hormone G (umol hormone G/L) need to increase or decrease by in order to raise the concentration of carbohydrates in the blood by 2.00 mmol/L? As a note, if your answer to this question is a positive value, then you are saying you want to increase the concentration of hormone G by that value. Conversely, if your answer to this question is a negative value, you are saying you want to decrease the concentration of hormone G by that value.

2. What dosage of the drug (g) needs to be administered to change the concentration of hormone G (umol hormone G/L) by the amount you indicated in the previous question? As a note, based on previous research, the drug is ineffective at dosages of 0.8 g or less, so make sure to add 0.8 g to your final answer. Dosage of drug (g) =