Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

by Saladin, Kenneth

Published by McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 10: 0073403717

ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 24 - Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance - Study Guide - Testing Your Recall - Page 945: 16

Answer

Hyperkalemia

Work Step by Step

An excessive concentration of potassium ions in the blood is called hyperkalemia. Hyperkalemia comes for hyper- “high”, kali- “potassium”, and -emia “blood condition”.

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