The nurse is caring for a patient who has a family history of reactions to general anesthesia. Which medication will the anesthesiologist have ready as a precautionary measure before the patient's surgery is started?
a. Protamine sulfate
b. Dantrolene sodium (Dantrium)
c. Activated charcoal with sorbitol
d. Folinic acid (Leucovorin)
ANS: B
Malignant hyperthermia is a dangerous anesthesia reaction caused by a genetic defect that may be passed down via family history. Knowing this, the anesthesiologist should have Dantrium ready as a precaution because it is a mainstay of treatment for malignant hyperthermia.
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