[The effect of suxamethonium chloride on serum potassium levels during kidney transplantation].

The aim of the investigation was to determine the effect of suxamethonium chloride on potassium concentrations in serum during anaesthesia in renal transplantation. Potassium values were measured before the operation (control values), after the administration of suxamethonium chloride, after reinstatement of the blood flow in the transplanted kidney, and after the operation. The mean potassium values after suxamethonium chloride administration (5.

[The effects of chromium on human health].

This is a review of studies dealing with the physiological role of chromium in the body and its harmful effects to human health. Trivalent chromium is discussed as a trace element essential to normal metabolism of hydrocarbons and to functioning of some enzymes. Toxic and carcinogenic effects of chromium due to occupational exposure, environmental pollution, food contamination and accidental poisoning are described.