If a person was suffering from severe hyperkalemia, you would expect

A) The potassium ion concentration of the interstitial fluid to be less than normal.
B) The membrane potential of nerves and muscles to be more negative.
C) Skeletal muscles to be unresponsive and the heart muscle would undergo cardiac arrest.
D) Muscle weakness and increased strength of twitch contractions.
E) both A and D


C) Skeletal muscles to be unresponsive and the heart muscle would undergo cardiac arrest.

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