The operating room nurse is taking the patient into the OR when the patient informs the operating nurse that his grandmother spiked a 104°F temperature in the operating room and nearly died 15 years ago
What relevance does this information have regarding your patient?
A) The patient may be nervous.
B) The patient may be at risk for developing malignant hyperthermia.
C) The grandmother's surgery has no relevance to the patient's surgery.
D) The patient may be at risk for hypothermia.
Ans: B
Feedback: Malignant hyperthermia is an inherited muscle disorder chemically induced by anesthetic agents. Identifying patients at risk is imperative because the mortality rate is 50%. Options A, C, and D are incorrect; the patient's nervousness is not relevant, the grandmother's surgery is very relevant, and all patients are at risk for hypothermia.
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