Multiple Choice
The patient is placed under general anesthesia for a carotid endarterectomy.During the surgery,the patient develops muscle contracture with skeletal muscle rigidity,acidosis,and elevated temperature.A possible cause for malignant hyperthermia is
A) a polymorphism in RYR1 at chromosome 19q13.1.
B) a variant in the VKOR1 gene.
C) a variant in the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP2C9 gene.
D) halothane overdose.
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