MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA

 Updated 3/24

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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.