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EK is a 53 year old male, who weighs 130 lbs, is given a 350 mg loading dose of an anticancer medication. At the same time, a continuous IV infusion is started at a rate of 19 mg/hr. The volume of distribution is 1.4 L/kg and the drug half-life is 7.3 hours. The physician wants drug levels drawn 14 hours after the loading dose was given and the infusion was started. What is the expected plasma drug concentration when the patient's blood sample is collected 14 hours after the infusion began? Note: Assume the infusion is ongoing. Please provide your answer in units of mg/L.\