Answer and Explanation 7

7.  Choice C is the correct answer.  This patient has malignant hyperthermia.  This typically happens minutes to hours after receiving the offending medication.  Treatment is discontinuing the medication as well as dantrolene.  Main offending agents are succinylcholine and halothane.  Giving tylenol and Motrin may help a little but this can potentially be life threatening if dantrolene is not instituted.  Unasyn would be appropriate if a post op gynecologic infection was suspected but the symptoms would not begin this fast.