A Rare but Possible Event During General Anesthesia Is Malignant

question 7

Multiple Choice

A rare but possible event during general anesthesia is malignant hyperthermia.This condition ____________.

• A)is caused by increased Na⁺ fluxes in the skeletal muscles
• B)also causes muscle paralysis, hypotension and heart block
• C)has no drug treatment except quickly cooling the patient
• D)can occur with all anesthetics but is more frequent with halothane

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