QUIZ 351

Check your Knowledge Quotient!                       

1. In cases of extreme hypokalemia, the muscles can go into a sustained involuntary state of contraction called tetany.

A. False

B. True    

C. None of the above

D. Any other reason

2. Extreme hypokalemia can cause the muscles to go completely limp, a condition called flaccid paralysis.

A. True

B. False

C. None of the above

D. Any other reason

3. Severe potassium deficiency not only impairs the function of muscle cells, it also damages them, causing their contents to leak out--a condition called rhabdomyolysis.

A. False

B. True

C. None of the above

D. Any other reason

4. Potassium deficiency can cause the kidneys to lose their ability to concentrate urine.

A. True

B. False

C. None of the above

D. Any other reason

5. In Paralytic Ileus, the intestinal activity virtually stops.

A. False

B. True

C. None of the above

D. Any other reason

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – B, 4 – A, 5 – B