A nurse is caring for a postoperative patient. What should the nurse ask when assessing for the complication of malignant hyperthermia?
a. "Do you think you might have a fever?"
b. "Do you currently have an infection?"
c. "Has anyone in your family ever had problems with general anesthesia?"
d. "Have you ever had any type of malig-nancy?"
C
Malignant hyperthermia is a life-threatening complication that occurs in response to certain drugs. Susceptibility to this response is inherited.
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