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After administration of a drug, the concentration is the same in every tissue.

For a very lipophilic drug what would you predict would happen to the volume of distribution in an obese individual as compared to a non-obese individual?

What determines a drug’s volume of distribution?

To determine the volume of distribution we need to know

How can the volume of distribution of a drug exceed the total fluid volume of the body?

The size of the space into which a drug appears to distribute in the body.

Which of the following does not apply?

What is the name of Jim Smiley’s frog?

One of the characteristics of life is metabolism. This is the ability of an organism to use resources to fuel the processes of their cells, tissues, organs, and ultimately their entire body. On an organismal level, metabolic energy is used for growth, maintenance, reproduction, and performing internal work. 

[hormone1] is produced by the anterior pituitary and is involved in the stress response. [hormone2] is produced by the hypothalamus, secreted by the posterior pituitary, and is involved in water resorption.