A 12-year-old boy is scheduled for a laparoscopic hernia repair.During the preoperative assessment and interview,the perioperative nurse notes that he has mild myotonia congenita.The patient's mother states that she is worried about the anesthesia because her husband's brother died many years ago when he became very feverish during surgery and they could not cool him.The perioperative nurse's appropriate risk reduction strategy in this situation would be to:

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Careful assessment of family history is essential to identify patients at risk for developing MH.MH,although very rare,may be more prevalent in the pediatric population because of the administration of inhalational anesthetics and succinylcholine.In addition,physiologic conditions present in some pediatric patients are associated with a higher risk of MH.These conditions include congenital myopathies such as central core disease,some congenital neuromuscular diseases,and King-Denborough syndrome.

A 12-Year-Old Boy Is Scheduled for a Laparoscopic Hernia Repair