Malignant hyperthermia
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anesthesia related hyperthermia, hyperthermia of anesthesia, malignant hyperpyrexia, porcine stress syndrome
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Broader Terms
anesthesia complication, hyperthermia
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Scope Note
usually inherited reaction to general anesthesia manifested as a sudden, rapid rise in temperature, hypermetabolism, and skeletal muscle rigidity; mutation is in the calcium release channel of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum.
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- If malignant hyperthermia is not recognized and treated quickly, the person's heart may stop during surgery.
- Feeling isolated, frustrated, angry and concerned about future medical care for daughter Tracey and husband Geoff (both affected by MH) she wanted to help others and to get this problem better known Welcome The susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia is inherited.
- Alavian Ghavanini** *Department of Anesthesiology, **Center for Research Consultation, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Malignant hyperthermia is a potentially life-threatening condition, occurring after exposure to volatile anesthetics or succinylcholine.
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