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What are “trigger” agents?

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What are “trigger” agents?

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Trigger agents are drugs used to give general anesthesia that can cause an MH-crisis in a susceptible person. Trigger agents do not necessarily trigger a crisis every time a susceptible patient comes in contact with them. That means an uneventful anesthetic in the past does not rule out MH-susceptibility. Trigger agents currently in use in the U.S.

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