Concepts

Question 1

Does hypercarbia cause hyper or hypokalemia?

Answer 1

Causes Hyperkalemia

K is released as a buffer for the acid

Question 2

How does parathyroid affect calcium levels?

Answer 2

Directly proportional

Hyperparathyroidism - high calcium

Hypoparathyroidism - low calcium

Question 3

How does hypocalcemia affect the TP?

Answer 3

Causes a decrease in TP

Hypercalcemia causes an increase in TP

Question 4

How does hypokalemia affect the RMP?

Answer 4

Hypokalemia decreases RMP and hyper causes the RMP to increase

Decreased potassium is harder for the cell to depolarize

(Hyperkalemia causes lethal cardiac rhythms)