Hyperkalemia

Hyperkalemia - Acute intoxication of potassium, from intakes of about 18 g for adults. Can prove fatal because it can cause cardiac arrest.

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1. What are the average concentrations of potassium in the intracellular fluid (ICF) and the extracellular fluid (ECF)? What is the relative permeability of K+ ions in unstimulated cells? What effect does hyperkalemia have on the movement of K+ ions across cell membranes?