JH, a 53 year-old female, had not been feeling well lately and suddenly started to feel acutely worse. She started to have shortness of breath, and was experiencing an irregular heartbeat, chest pain, muscle weakness, and feelings of severe nausea. She called 911 and was taken to the hospital where blood samples were drawn. JH was diagnosed with hyperkalemia and ordered IV fluids. The IV fluids she was given contained calcium gluconate and insulin. Her potassium levels were monitored over a 24-hour period and were as summarized in Table 2 (attached) Using Table 2, which shows the patient’s plasma K+ concentrations over a 24-hour period, graph the changes of K+ over time with computer software like Excel (not hand-drawn). Make sure to include an appropriate figure caption to explain what you have observed and follow scientific best practices for creating your graph. (You may consult graphs in published physiology articles for inspiration!)

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JH, a 53 year-old female, had not been feeling well lately and suddenly started to feel acutely worse. She
started to have shortness of breath, and was experiencing an irregular heartbeat, chest pain, muscle
weakness, and feelings of severe nausea. She called 911 and was taken to the hospital where blood
samples were drawn. 

JH was diagnosed with hyperkalemia and ordered IV fluids. The IV fluids she was given contained calcium
gluconate and insulin. Her potassium levels were monitored over a 24-hour period and were as
summarized in Table 2 (attached)

Using Table 2, which shows the patient’s plasma K+ concentrations over a 24-hour period, graph the
changes of K+ over time with computer software like Excel (not hand-drawn). Make sure to include an appropriate figure caption to explain what you have
observed and follow scientific best practices for creating your graph. (You may consult graphs in published
physiology articles for inspiration!)

Table 2. JH potassium concentrations post-IV fluids (blood).
Time (hours)
Measured plasma K+
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
(in mM)
8.0
7.1
6.4
5.9
5.6
5.3
5.1
5.0
5.0
Transcribed Image Text:Table 2. JH potassium concentrations post-IV fluids (blood). Time (hours) Measured plasma K+ 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 (in mM) 8.0 7.1 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.0
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