We are administering nitroprusside intravenously for control of severe hypertension during surgery. The dose has gotten too high, and the drug has been administered too long. Refractoriness to the antihypertensive effects has occurred. Blood pressure is decreased and other signs and symptoms of potentially severe toxicity develop. What is the main nitroprusside metabolite that accounts for those problems?

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