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Malignant Hyperthermia, Brandon Kinnamon
Malignant Hyperthermia, Brandon Kinnamon
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Common anesthetic agents can trigger a pathological response in patients resulting in intracellular calcium release and hyper-metabolism. This condition is known as Malignant Hyperthermia (MH). It is vital for anesthesia professionals and critical care nurses to recognize MH and act quickly to limit rapid shifts of electrolytes which can ultimately lead to death. As soon as cardinal signs of malignant hyperthermia are identified, the medication dantrolene should be administered along with intensive nursing care. Significant signs and symptoms, the pathophysiology of MH, and implications for nursing care are all examined in greater detail.
Prostate Cancer In African American Men, Chinwe Egwudo
Prostate Cancer In African American Men, Chinwe Egwudo
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Prostate cancer, a malignancy with racial disparity, affects African American men more than Caucasians or any other race.
Malignant Hyperthermia, Garrett Erickson
Malignant Hyperthermia, Garrett Erickson
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Malignant hyperthermia is known as a pharmacogenetic disorder which manifests itself in the skeletal muscle (Heytens, Forget, Scholtès, & Veyckemans, 2015). When a susceptible patient, who carries the autosomal dominant trait, is exposed to volatile anesthetics and/or the neuromuscular blocker succinylcholine, a detrimental response can occur. This response is a hypermetabolic state with hypercapnia, hemodynamic instability, rigidity, hyperthermia, and signs of rhabdomyolysis (Heytens et al., 2015). MH is a rare condition with incidences between 1/5,000 and 1/50,000 (Nagelhout and Plaus, 2014, p. 829), and often occurs during the induction of anesthesia but can also occur intraoperatively or one hour post …
Malignant Hyperthermia, Daniel Talbot
Malignant Hyperthermia, Daniel Talbot
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Malignant Hyperthermia overview, signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, treatment, and implications for nursing care.