Reilly Allen, SPTA, is treating a patient in acute care at B…

Reilly Allen, SPTA, is treating a patient in acute care at Bishop Infirmary. Her patient has a history of DVT and just recently was discovered to have another clot in her inguinal area. The doctor has taken care of the immediate threat of danger and placed Reilly’s patient on an anticoagulant medicine taken in conjunction with Heparin. This medication is

In a neuron at rest, the intracellular K+ concentration is t…

In a neuron at rest, the intracellular K+ concentration is typically about 110 mM, and the extracellular K+ concentration is typically about 4 mM. For sodium, the intracellular and extracellular Na+ concentrations at rest are about 10 mM and 130 mM, respectively. At the peak of the action potential when the membrane potential approaches +30 or +40 mV the: