A patient will be undergoing surgery with the use of succinylcholine as an anesthetic agent.Which test should the nurse expect the health-care provider to order to rule out increased risk for anesthesia-induced apnea due to a congenital deficiency?
A)Prolactin
B)Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
C)Pseudocholinesterase
D)Pyruvate kinase (PK)

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Pseudocholinesterase testing can identify individuals with a congenital deficiency, which increases the risk of prolonged apnea after administration of succinylcholine. Prolactin testing and PSA testing are not relevant for this situation. PK testing is used to diagnose certain types of anemia, but is not relevant in assessing risk for anesthesia-induced apnea.

A Patient Will Be Undergoing Surgery with the Use of Succinylcholine