[Archon of the East]

Terri, had suddenly - and as yet inexplicably - suffered a loss of potassium in her body that caused her heart to stop beating. She was rushed to the hospital. She has been in a coma ever since.

One treatment for hyperkalemia (high potassium levels) is a combination of glucose and insulin. The glucose is given so the blood sugar does not fall too low, the insulin drives the extracellular potassium into the cells. Either hyper or hypo kalemia can cause cardiovascular problems.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Has there been a good answer as to why, Terri's husband, a nurse, didn't try to resuscitate her?