Malignant Hyperthermia Case Study

1. What are the etiology, signs, and symptoms of malignant hyperthermia? Malignant hyperthermia is a disease that causes a rapid increase in body temperature and severe muscle contractions when someone with the disease receives general anesthesia. Most of the cases, there are no signs or symptoms of the condition until you are exposed to the medication. It is a hypermetabolism syndrome that affects the skeletal muscle due to the ryanodine receptor in skeletal muscle is abnormal and this interferes with regulation of calcium in the muscle. Only one parent must carry the disease to be able to transmit it. They have autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. Without rapid treatment, the disease can be fatal. Signs and Symptoms of malignant include
The first symptoms of malignant hyperthermia appear, the nurse need reporting to the Doctor, in any increase in temperature above 100.4o F and give immediate treatment, monitor heart rate, blood pressure, and control fluid intake and urine output, eliminate the excess of Clothes blankets converters, since keeping from the skin to the ambient air decreases the heat, Thus suspending the anesthetics triggers of the crisis. Maintain the patient with external ice packs or cooling mattress but avoiding overcooling. Be alert to the Doctor's indications for intravenous infusion of saline, oxygen therapy for extreme cases. Provide a high-calorie diet to meet the patient's metabolic demand. Discuss with the patient the importance of how to learn to live with his illness as well as communicate to the staff of health that attends his condition. As well as carrying identification methods so that anyone can differentiate their illness in case of emergency. It is very important to educate the family and the patient about signs and symptoms of hyperthermia to prevent further