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- Can be fatal
- Can be treated if caught within about 30 minutes
- Dantrolene is only known antidote
- Body temperature reaches 110 or higher
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Malignant Hyperthermia is a condition triggered by exposure certain to drugs used for general anesthesia which can cause the body to be unable to to supply oxygen, remove carbon dioxide, and regulate body temperature. Body temperature, blood pressure and heart rate all increase with malignant hyperthermia.
Stephanie Kuleba, a high school cheerleader, died during corrective surgery on her breasts on March 22, 2008, after she had a negative reaction to the anaesthesia. After the death, it was determined that Kuleba had malignant hyperthermia.
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Malignant Hyperthermia News and Information
- UCLA Department of Anesthesiology: Malignant Hyperthermia
- Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS): Malignant Hyperthermia
- Wikipedia: Malignant Hyperthermia
- Topix.net: Malignant Hyperthermia
- Google News: Malignant Hyperthermia
- ABC15.com (Phoenix): Plastic Surgery Turns Deadly for Teen, Keep Your Teen Safe
- MSNBC: Cheerleader’s death highlights rare surgical risk (March 26, 2008)
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Oral boards studying: malignant hyperthermia. 2/3 of susceptible pts manifest sx at first anesthetic; 1/3 don't show sx until repeat
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What is the relationship btwn Propofol and Malignant Hyperthermia vs Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome? www.medpedia.com/answers
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Michael Malignant Hyperthermia susceptible families consider recording your health history with the MH Registry for... http://ff.im/frHF5
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