Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Title
Academic Term
Summer 2015
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 5330
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology
Professor’s Name
John D. Chovan, James R. Cacchillo
Keywords
Anesthesia, Inherited Disorders
Subject Categories
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | Medical Pathology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing
Abstract
According to the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (2015), “Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a potentially fatal, inherited disorder usually associated with the administration of certain general anesthetics and/or the drug succinylcholine.” Malignant hyperthermia has been presented to me during hospital skills days over the past year due to the increased need for knowledge regarding this topic. I choose this topic because I find it interesting due to the fact that I could encounter this in the remainder of my days in the intensive care unit, but most importantly because I will be dealing with these drugs on a daily basis as a Nurse Anesthetist. Researching this topic in detail and presenting it will make me feel even more comfortable if one of my patients would experience the negative effects of anesthesia and go into malignant hyperthermia.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Hailey, "Malignant Hyperthermia" (2015). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 80.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/80
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