Introduction
Malignant Hyperthermia is a crisis that is a biochemical chain reaction from.
What are triggering agents like succinylcholine ?
Medications to maintain urine output.
What are osmotic diuretics, and loop diuretics?
The exact incidence of Malignant Hyperthermia is.
What is unknown?
Loading dose of Dantrolene.
What is 2.5 mg/kg?
Obtaining the MH cart at MVHS.
What is walk over to the main OR Preop/ PACU area and get cart out of locked Bay area 9?
Early signs and symptoms of Malignant Hyperthermia.
What is increased end tidal CO2, increased temperature and muscle rigidity?
Medications to treat acidosis.
What is Sodium Bicarbonate?
High incidence of Malignant Hyperthermia in certain states in the U.S.
What are Nebraska, West Virginia, and Michigan?
Subsequent bolus doses of Dantrolene is.
What is 1 mg/kg?
Obtaining the MH cart at MVH.
What is call x3111 to have the main OR bring the MH cart over to the Berry OR?
Other symptoms that may occur during Malignant Hyperthermia.
What is masseter spasms or trismus, trunk or total body rigidity, tachycardia or tachypnea and acidosis?
Medication that is given rapidly to help return ETCO2 to normal.
What is Dantrolene?
Chance of having Malignant Hyperthermia in kids and siblings of patients with MH.
What is 50% chance of having MH?
Dantrolene comes in a lypohilized powder to be mixed with.
What is 60 mL of sterile water?
Most cases of Malignant Hyperthermia occur in the OR, however there is an additional critical time period.
What is one hour after a procedure?
Complications that arise from Malignant Hyperthermia.
What is cardiac arrest, brain damage, failure of body systems and death?
Type of IV that a patient with Malignant Hyperthermia should have.
What is a large bore IV?
In cases of Malignant Hyperthermia, patients have 1-2 exposures to the triggering agents without a reaction.
What is 50% of patients?
Newer form of Dantrolene became available in 2014.
What is Rynadex?
Malignant Hyperthermia carts generally are stocked with how many bottles of Dantrolene.
What is 36 bottles of Dantrolene?.
MH an only occur in the operating room.
What is no, also can occur post surgery 1 hour, dental procedures, intensive care units and surgery centers.
Medications to treat hyperkalemia.
What are Glucose, Insulin and Calcium?
Children account for how many of the cases of Malignant Hyperthermia.
What is 45-53%?
Ryanodex comes in 250 mg vial to be mixed with.
What is 5 mL of sterile water?
The RN is in the OR with a patient experiencing Malignant Hyperthermia, teams are working together to get the MH cart. Number to be called?
What is contact the MH hotline at (607)674-7901 for 24 hour assistance?