NURS 5315 UTA Exam 1: Concept and Clinical Complication with complete solution

Action Potential: Hypokalemia leads to what complications - answer-Potassium leaves the cell leaving behind negative anions, cell hyperpolarizes making the cell more negative and therefore less excitable CC: Weakness, Smooth Muscle atony, parathesias (pins and needles), Cardiac dysrythmias Action Potential: Hyperkalemia lead to what complications - answer-Increased potassium will come into the cell and make it more positive, depolarization will occur taking the RMP closer to the Threshold potential. This makes cells more excitable. CC: Peak T waves, Widening QRS Complex, paralysis, paresthesia, weakness, cardiac dysrhythmia Action Potential: Hypercalcemia - answer-High calcium (Ca2+) decreases the cells permeability to Na+ ions. Cell becomes less positive. Hyper polarized and less excitable CC: Weakne