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A priority assessment prior to a 70-year-old client being given succinylcholine (Anectine) as adjunct to general anesthesia for surgery is:

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A priority assessment prior to a 70-year-old client being given succinylcholine (Anectine) as adjunct to general anesthesia for surgery is: renal or hepatic function.

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Renal and hepatic diseases have chances of being interfere with the metabolism or in the excretion of the drug. Which have chances of developing toxic effect. The succinylcholine works as a depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant. This drug works as short term paralysis, it helps in tracheal intubation or electroconvulsive therapy. Renal function is related to the liver disease or cirrhosis, also called hepatorenal syndrome. The hepatic function is the abnormal liver function.

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