Drugs causing malignant hyperthermia

Table 1 Causes of drug-induced hyperthermia ; Antimicrobial agents. β-lactam antibiotics (piperacillin, cefotaxime). Sulphonamides ; Malignant hyperthermia.

caused by malignant hyperthermia can be fatal Malignant hyperthermia is a severe reaction to certain drugs used for anesthesia.

What is Malignant hyperthermia? Malignant hyperthermia is a severe reaction to a dose of anesthetics. The reaction is sometimes fatal. It is caused by a rare, inherited muscle abnormality. Infrequently, extreme exercise or heat stroke can trigger malignant hyperthermia in someone with the muscle abnormality.

by R Gurunluoglu 2024‡May cause neuroleptic malignant syndrome and often is confused with malignant A malignant hyperthermia cart and close-up view of malignant hyperthermia drugs

patients susceptible to malignant hyperthermia and in the management of malignant hyperthermia. drugs. Unless continued. AIIRA therapy is considered

Malignant Hyperthermia. Serotonin syndrome and malignant hyperthermia are both life-threatening conditions. Serotonin syndrome may cause hyperthermia, but it is not present in all cases and results after exposure to serotonergic agents. Malignant hyperthermia results from exposure to halogenated volatile anesthetics and depolarizing muscle

pyrogenic properties of the drug. Causes of hyperthermia. Malignant hyperthermia (MH). MH is a life-threatening condition usually triggered. by

by R Gurunluoglu 2024 Cited by 19‡May cause neuroleptic malignant syndrome and often is confused with malignant A malignant hyperthermia cart and close-up view of malignant hyperthermia drugs

Table 3 provides a list of drugs associated with malignant hyperthermia. The most harmful drugs for a patient affected by malignant hyperthermia are either