Clinical Findings
This clinical finding has a rate of over 100 beats per minute.
What is Tachycardia?
This is the most common “trigger” general anestheic for an MH episode.
What is succinylcholine?
This will be inserted into the patient to monitor temperature.
What is a temperature foley?
This staff member is responsible for announcing an MH event is occurring.
Who is Anesthesia?
If parents are positive for for MH this is the percentage of the children’s probability of having MH.
What is 50%?
This clinical finding is a build up of acid in the body.
What is metabolic acidosis?
The uncontrolled release of this mineral leads to sustained muscle contraction.
What is calcium?
This is used to rapidly start cooling the patient.
What is ice and or chilled saline?
This staff member begins to emergently close the surgical incision.
Who is the surgeon?
This is where the MH cart is located for NSH.
Where is behind OR 14 in sterile storage room?
This clinical finding is cola-colored.
What is myoglabinuria?
This is when an MH case should be scheduled during a surgery day.
What is first case of the day?
This is the ratio of sterile water to Dantrolene when reconstituting.
What is 60 mL of sterile water to 20 mg of Dantrolene?
This staff member collects STAT ABGs.
Who is respiratory?
These are high incidence areas of MH.
What is Wisconsin, Nebraska West Virginia or Michigan?
This clinical finding is a late sign of MH but commonly mistaken for one of the first signs.
What is hyperthermia?
If left untreated this could be a complication.
What is cardiac arrhythmias, kidney failure, blood coagulation problems, internal hemorrhage, brain injury, liver failure or death?
This is the dosing parameters for the initial Dantrolene dose.
What is 2.5 mg/kg?
This staff member grabs the MH cart, contacts the supervisor, verifies pt’s weight and starts mixing dantrolene.
Who is the circulating RN?
This could be a reason MH is difficult to diagnose.
What is variable presentations, fever is inconsistent (late presenting), may have had several prior surgeries without complications?
This clinical findings sudden increase is most commonly your first sign of an MH crisis.
What is unexplained, sudden rise in ETCO2?
This is the abnormal receptor associated with causing an MH crisis.
What is ryanodine?
This is the temperature range the patient should be kept at during an MH crisis.
Below 38C and above 36 C
This staff member distributes MH duty cards and starts to notify staff not located in OR.
Who is the charge RN?
This is the gold standard diagnostic test for MH.
What is caffeine-halothane contracture test?