MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA

 Updated 3/24

 Dear nurses,

The Clinical Setting Step by Step is no longer available. Please 
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The purpose of anesthesia

Hope you had a good week. This week I have tried to simplify Malignant hyperthermia.

This is a rare, but life-threatening form of hyperthermia.

Certain inhaled anesthetic gases like Halothane, Desflurane and Sevoflurane may trigger
 this condition. Muscle relaxants like Succinylcholine(Anectine)may also be responsible.
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The Clinical Setting Step by Step( chapter 9)