Article
Scientific advances in the genetic understanding and diagnosis of malignant hyperthermia.
Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses - 1 Feb 2009
Hernandez John F, Secrest Janet A, Hill Linda, McClarty S Jack
Abstract excerpt
Malignant hyperthermia (MH), a potentially fatal disorder triggered by certain types of general anesthesia, has received much attention in the scientific literature. From the first case report in 1960 until the present, hundreds of studies have been conducted. The diagnosis of MH has evolved from subjective assumptions by family history and clinical diagnosis to more sophisticated laboratory testing. A genetic...
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- Anesthesia, General
- Education, Continuing
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Malignant Hyperthermia
