Which outcome results when blood potassium concentration decreases significantly?

💡 Explanation

Hypokalemia decreases extracellular potassium, causing hyperpolarization via increased potassium diffusion out of cells. Consequently, action potential threshold elevates because cellular excitability decreases; therefore, stronger stimuli is needed triggering activation, rather than depolarization risks arising.

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