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'''Malignant hyperthermia''' is "rapid and excessive rise of temperature accompanied by muscular rigidity following general anesthesia."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | '''Malignant hyperthermia''' is "rapid and excessive rise of temperature accompanied by muscular rigidity following general anesthesia."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
==Diagnosis== | |||
Patients at risk of malignant hyperthermia can be identified with the caffeine halothane contracture test (CHCT) using biopsied muscle. This test is very [[sensitivity (tests)|sensitive]] but not [[specificity (tests)|specific]]. | |||
Genetic testing can identify approximately one individuals at risk and is very [[specificity (tests)|specific]].<ref name="titleFAQs - Molecular Genetic Testing for MH">{{cite web |url=http://medical.mhaus.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Content.Display/PagePK/MolecularGeneticsFAQ.cfm |title=FAQs - Molecular Genetic Testing for MH |accessdate=2008-04-02 |author=Anonymous |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:43, 2 April 2008
Malignant hyperthermia is "rapid and excessive rise of temperature accompanied by muscular rigidity following general anesthesia."[1]
Diagnosis
Patients at risk of malignant hyperthermia can be identified with the caffeine halothane contracture test (CHCT) using biopsied muscle. This test is very sensitive but not specific.
Genetic testing can identify approximately one individuals at risk and is very specific.[2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Malignant hyperthermia (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Anonymous. FAQs - Molecular Genetic Testing for MH. Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.