Logo
Home Study Material Contact Search
AI Chat FREE
  1. sciences
  2. medical sciences
  3. why doesn't the maximal membrane voltage (at the p

Why doesn't the maximal membrane voltage (at the peak of the action potential) change with altered...

70.2K

Verified Solution

Question

Medical Sciences

Why doesn't the maximal membrane voltage (at the peak of theaction potential) change with altered potassium?

What happens to the resting membrane potential inhyperkalemia?

What happens to the firing rate in hyperkalemia?

Explain.

Thank you!

Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert
3.6 Ratings (461 Votes)
The decrease in Vmax causes a slowing ofimpulse conduction through the myocardium and a prolongation ofmembrane depolarization as a result the QRSduration is prolonged As potassium levelsincrease further the resting membranepotential continues to become less negative and    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

Statistics
1.2K views

[20pts] In 2005, 45% of parents with children in high school felt it was serious problem...

Chemistry
1.2K views

How much 5.5 M NaOH must be added to 590 mL of a buffer that...

General Management
1.2K views

The emerging research analytics are: big data analytics, text analytics, web analytics, network analytics and mobile...

Accounting
1.2K views

Multiple-step income statement and balance sheet The following selected accounts and their current balances appear in the...

Physics
1.2K views

5 Standard free energies of formation in kJ mol at 298 K are 237 2...

Physics
1.2K views

The mass of a planet is six times that of the earth The radius of...

Geometry
1.2K views

9 in 6 in X 5 41 11 ft

Algebra
1.2K views

Find the value of the given Greatest Integer function for the given input for x...

Accounting
1.2K views

eBook Allocating Joint Costs Using the sales-Value-at-Split-off Method Orchard Fresh, Inc., purchases apples from local...

Accounting
1.2K views

Required information [The following in provided business consulting services for several years. The company has...

Accounting
1.2K views

* please show work everyone keeps doing it wrong. 1. Johns full retirement age is...

Accounting
1.2K views

When you graduate, you decide to buy a new Honda fuel cell powered car. It...