Logo
Home Study Material Contact Search
AI Chat FREE
  1. sciences
  2. medical sciences
  3. in a patient suffering a severe burn, blood potass

In a patient suffering a severe burn, blood potassium levels rise due to the tissues dying...

60.1K

Verified Solution

Question

Medical Sciences

In a patient suffering a severe burn, blood potassium levelsrise due to the tissues dying and the cells rupturing and releasingtheir contents into the blood. In a patient suffering a severeburn, the blood potassium level is 8.7 mM while the intracellularlevel for the intact cells slightly rises to 160 mM.

2. Calculate the resting membrane potential using the abovevalues for potassium and 14 mM for the internal concentration ofsodium and 140 mM as the external concentration of sodium.

Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert
4.1 Ratings (624 Votes)
Answer 2508 mVLet us tabulate the information that is given to us in    See Answer
Get Answers to Unlimited Questions

Join us to gain access to millions of questions and expert answers. Enjoy exclusive benefits tailored just for you!

Membership Benefits:
  • Unlimited Question Access with detailed Answers
  • Zin AI - 3 Million Words
  • 10 Dall-E 3 Images
  • 20 Plot Generations
  • Conversation with Dialogue Memory
  • No Ads, Ever!
  • Access to Our Best AI Platform: Flex AI - Your personal assistant for all your inquiries!
Become a Member

Other questions asked by students

Basic Math
1.2K views

Find (without using a calculator) the absolute extreme values of the function on the given interval. f(x)...

Medical Sciences
1.2K views

Billy was slipped a poison. This particular poison slows down the Na-K solute pump of neurons....

Accounting
1.2K views

1)discuss which accounting treatment (IFRS, U.S. GAAP, or another new treatment from your own insight) is...

Accounting
1.2K views

Sanders acquired 100% of Clinton on January 1, 2017. The transaction was not a bargain purchase....

Biology
1.2K views

7 Person centered thinking and planning facilitates the development of an action plan that is...

Physics
1.2K views

9 Online Mock Test Series for NEET 2020 A thin rod of length 3 and...

Basic Math
1.2K views

Choose the best answer to the following question. Explain your reasoning with one or more...

Accounting
1.2K views

indent nsanualy. List all debit entries before ciedit entries.)

Accounting
1.2K views

Answer if you only know 100%. Please explain your answer. 4. Use your obtained...

Accounting
1.2K views

A permanent steel building used for the overhaul of dewatering systems (engines, pumps, and wellpoints)...

Accounting
1.2K views

pls help me Direct materials Direct labor Overhead Units manufactured...

Accounting
1.2K views

Lattimer Company had the following results of operations for the past year: Sales (15,000 units...