Malignant Hyperthermia

Submitted by deb on Mon, 06/27/2011 – 19:16 Periodic Paralysis Patients at Increased Risk of MH Patients with Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis and Paramyotonia Congenita are at increased risk for Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) during surgery.  Patients with all types of periodic paralysis often become paralyzed during or after surgery, from stress, chilling in the OR and the use…