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Maths Level Internal Assessment : Elimination Of Drug From The Body Essay

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MATHS STANDARD LEVEL INTERNAL ASSESSMENT ELIMINATION OF DRUG FROM THE BODY So, the other day I was watching a show named Grey’s anatomy; it revolves around a medical perspective, this show basically premiers how a hospital works and its base that lies on the ground rule of saving people’s life. This somehow inspired me to study science in high school so that I could pursue some career in medical field and save someone’s life. Having thought of this I sat down wondering what I could possibly do for this assignment, and as I turned around , gazing at the T.V I saw that the nurse was giving some kind of a drug to the patient to relive the pain. This struck me and that’s how I came to a point of utilizing mathematical procedure in pharmacokinetics (the branch of pharmacology concerned with the movements of drugs within the body i.e. the study of elimination and absorption of drugs by the body).I will be evaluating how the drug that is administered to a patient is metabolised and eliminated? More concerns will lie towards the pathways the drug chooses to lose its concentration and I will even be looking at the rate of reactions of these drugs in the body. There are usually five steps in the process of pharmacokinetics: Liberation: Firstly the drug that is administered to the patient is released from the formulation. Absorption: The drug is then absorbed by the body. Distribution: The plasma helps in the distribution of the drug throughout the body. Metabolism: The drug is

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