Advanced Patho NURS 5315 Exam 1; Questions and Answers 100% Solved
Advanced Patho NURS 5315 Exam 1; Questions and Answers 100% Solved action potential Correct answer The process by which excitable cells transmit information from one to another. How is the action potential altered by a potassium imbalance? (Hyperkalemia) Correct answer The ECF has more K+ ions. The membrane potential becomes more positive (hypopolarized). Cells become MORE excitable. T waves peak. QRS complexes widen. Causes dysrhythmias, weakness, paresthesia. {If membrane potential becomes equal to threshold potential cardiac standstill occurs}
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