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1. Patients suffering from burns consistently show elevated levels of potassium in their urine. Describe the...

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1. Patients suffering from burns consistently show elevatedlevels of potassium in their urine. Describe the mechanism behindthis observation and why it is important to keep plasma potassiumconcentration held in a very narrow range?

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At any given time about 98 of the total potassium in the body is located inside of cells intracellular with only 2 located outside of cells in the blood circulation and in the extracellular tissue When burn occurs there is massive tissue damage this will cause massive    See Answer
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