The OR nurse is taking the patient into the OR when the patient informs the operating nurse that his grandmother spiked a 104F temperature in the OR and nearly died 15 years ago. What relevance does this information have regarding the patient?
A) The patient may be experiencing presurgical anxiety.
B) The patient may be at risk for malignant hyperthermia.
C) The grandmothers surgery has minimal relevance to the patients surgery.
D) The patient may be at risk for a sudden onset of postsurgical infection.
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