Malignant Hyperthermia: The EssentialsAuthor(s): Dolores B. Njoku, MD
Duration: 15 mins 39 secs
Medical Editors(s): Dolores B. Njoku, MD, Medical Editor, Sally Bitzer, MD, Medical Editor
This lecture will help learners to identify, recognize, and treat paediatric patients who develop malignant hyperthermia in the perioperative period.
Learning Objectives:
1. To identify paediatric patients at increased risk for malignant hyperthermia in the perioperative period
2. To review and understand certain patients that are at increased risk for malignant hyperthermia in the preoperative period
3. To recognize signs of malignant hyperthermia in an anesthetized paediatric patient
4. To recognize signs and symptoms of malignant hyperthermia in the post-operative paediatric patient
5. To review various treatments of malignant hyperthermia in paediatric patients in the perioperative period
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