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Author: Martini
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Chapter 27, Problem 28RQ
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To determine:
The reason that the urine samples of the burn patients show elevated levels of potassium.
Introduction:
Potassium ion helps in checking the volume of cellular fluid. It is an essential cation in the body that helps in transportation and osmoregulation of the intracellular fluid. It is found in abundance in the cytosol of the cells and is also involved in ion channels
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