Multiple Choice
The primary problem in hyperkalemia is
A) that neurons are harder to excite because their resting potential is hyperpolarized.
B) that neurons are hyperexcitable because their resting potential is closer to threshold.
C) that neurons respond too quickly to smaller graded potentials.
D) neurons are harder to excite because their resting potential is hyperpolarized and neurons respond too quickly to smaller graded potentials.
E) neurons are hyperexcitable because their resting potential is closer to threshold and neurons respond too quickly to smaller graded potentials.
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