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Case scenario: Increased end-tidal carbon dioxide: a diagnostic dilemma.

MONITORING of end-tidal carbon dioxide is one of the most important means of determining the physiologic well-being of anesthetized patients. Exhaled carbon dioxide, both in terms of its quantity and pattern, provides detailed information on the cardiopulmonary system. Many things must occur for the exhaled carbon dioxide tracing to appear normal (fig. 1). This hypothetical case acts as a spring board to a discussion of the differential diagnosis of a rapidly rising exhaled carbon dioxide concentration, with special emphasis on malignant hyperthermia (MH).