The patient has malignant hyperthermia, an adverse event associated with some anesthesia drugs (ie succinylcholine). The DOC for treating malignant hyperthermia is Dantrolene, which antagonizes the ryanodine receptor and results in decreased intracellular calcium.
fatboyslimNote that succinylcholine can cause malignant hyperthermia but it is not an anesthetic, it's a neuromuscular blocking agent (paralytic) that may be used during anesthesia induction. Inhaled anesthetics (e.g. halothane) is what the question was referring to and they can also cause malignant hyperthermia.+
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The patient has malignant hyperthermia, an adverse event associated with some anesthesia drugs (ie succinylcholine). The DOC for treating malignant hyperthermia is Dantrolene, which antagonizes the ryanodine receptor and results in decreased intracellular calcium.