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The Joint Commission says that "emergency medications and other interventions can help mitigate the impact of a [malignant hyperthermia (MH)] episode, but only if the needed materials are readily available and staff is adequately trained." Specifically, The Joint Commission requires:
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At Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery, cards were developed to explain the role of each of four nurses who handle malignant hyperthermia (MH) resuscitation.
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When your patient develops malignant hyperthermia (MH), take these steps, providers suggest:
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The report by the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office regarding Florida teen Stephanie Kuleba, who died earlier this year of malignant hyperthermia (MH), doesn't answer all of the questions surrounding her death.
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The cause of death in the case of a Florida teen having breast surgery has been confirmed as malignant hyperthermia (MH),1 and the eyes of the nation have turned to outpatient surgery providers and their preparation to handle an MH episode.
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In This Issue: Guidelines for prediabetes from The American College of Endocrinology; statins for the prevention of dementia? Possible help for women suffering from sexual side effects while on antidepressants; government incentives for electronic prescribing; FDA Actions.
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Often there are articles in the ultrasound literature that have diagnostic implications extending far past the ultrasound findings that were the centerpieces of these papers.
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Cho and colleagues studied 47 women with ultrasound-proven adenomyosis over a 3-year time period.
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These Israeli researchers assigned 44 women with overactive bladder alternately into 2 groups: one group receiving 3 months of pelvic floor rehabilitation, and the other receiving oxybutynin.