What does the nurse recognize as the most dangerous adverse effect of volatile liquid inhalation anesthesia?
1. Hypertension
2. Ventricular tachycardia
3. Malignant hyperthermia
4. Increased intracranial pressure
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Rationale 1: Hypotension is more likely to occur than hypertension.
Rationale 2: Ventricular tachycardia is serious but can be treated.
Rationale 3: Malignant hyperthermia is rare, but it is fatal if not treated immediately.
Rationale 4: Increased intracranial pressure is not a common adverse effect but can be treated.
Global Rationale: Malignant hyperthermia is rare, but it is fatal if not treated immediately. Ventricular tachycardia is serious but can be treated. Increased intracranial pressure is not a common adverse effect but can be treated. Hypotension is more likely to occur than hypertension.
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