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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Malignant Hyperthermia

Question: Patient under general anesthesia suddenly has acute rise in end tidal CO2 - Diagnosis? Treatment? and how does the treatment work?
Answer: Malignant hyperthermia (autosomal dominant) - Dantrolene and stop operation, dantrolene stablizes sarcoplasmic reticulum

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