Jerry was found on the floor nearly unconscious. 911 was called and he was rushed to thehospital emergency department. blood tests revealed jerry had hyperkalemia (higher than normal bloodpotassium ion concentration). an electrocardiogram (ekg) revealed that jerry’s heart was not functioningnormally and he had a lower than normal heart rate. during the hyperkalemia, were jerry’s cells closer to or further from threshold compared to a normalperson (or compared to jerry’s cells before the hyperkalemia)? a. closer tob. further fromthis may be severe hyperkalemia can cause a lack of excitability of cells and can decrease the ability of the cell to produce action potentials. a. true b. falsenow you are asked by your superior about causes of hyperkalemia. you now desperately want to look smart. you correctly tell your superior that hyperkalemia can be caused by a. addison’s disease (with below normal aldosterone secretion) b. hyperaldosteronism or conn’s syndrome (with above normal aldosterone