Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Title
Academic Term
2019
Document Type
Project
Course Number
N6810
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse
Professor’s Name
John Chovan and Sue Butz
Keywords
Malignant, hyperthermia, rare, genetic, dantrolene, anesthesia
Subject Categories
Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing
Abstract
Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) is a rare but life-threatening, genetic condition that can manifest when a patient is exposed to certain inhalation agents used in anesthesia as well as the depolarizing muscle relaxant succinylcholine (Rosenberg, Pollock, Schiemann, Bulger, & Stowell, 2015, p. 1). MH can develop during or after a surgical procedure and if left untreated, can cause major organ system damage and death (Seifert, Wahr, Pace, Cochrane, & Bagnola, 2014, p. 189). Creating awareness of this rare genetic condition allows for quicker interventions in reversing MH.
Recommended Citation
McGuire, Alexandra, "Malignant Hyperthermia" (2019). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 360.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/360