Tom Wade MD

Today, I review, link to, and embed Dr. Max Feinstein‘s “Anesthesia Emergency: Malignant Hyperthermia”.

See Managing A Crisis from Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States.

All that follows is from the above resource.

 

Anesthesia Emergency: Malignant Hyperthermia

Aug 18, 2022 #MedicalSchool #Residency #Anesthesiology

Anesthesia has been described as hours of boredom punctuated by moments of terror. In this video, I discuss a rare condition called malignant hyperthermia and how it can result in an emergency in the operating room.

0:00 Start

0:31 Introduction

1:16 Frequency

2:49 Pathophysiology

4:25 Preparing for MH patients

5:58 Intraop diagnosis

8:08 Treatment

12:35 Out-of-OR diagnosis

Thanks to Francine S. Yudkowitz MD, board certified pediatric anesthesiologist, for reviewing this video prior to posting.