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THE first descriptions of the syndrome that would eventually be named malignant hyperthermia (MH) were made in the early 1960s. By 1970, it became clear that alterations in skeletal muscle constituted the primary defect in MH. Through the collaboration of an outstanding pharmacologist, Werner Kalow, and a thoughtful clinical anesthesiologist, Beverly Britt, the basic elements of the common test for MH were described. Kalow and Britt subjected biopsied muscle to graded increments of caffeine, demonstrating a leftward shift of the dose–response curve in muscle from patients who had experienced an episode of MH. Described how muscle from these patients developed contractures to clinical concentrations of halothane in vitro.

General Information. The fee for the test is $20.00. A rousing success yesterday as 55 individuals vied for coveted trophies and the title of NA’s ping pong. Allen GC, Larach MG, Kunselman AR: The sensitivity and specificity of the caffeine-halothane contracture test: a report from the North American Malignant Hyperthermia Registry. The North American Malignant Hyperthermia Registry of MHAUS.

Between 1970 and 1985, testing was standardized ( e.g., which muscle to biopsy, exposure regimens, diagnostic thresholds) to develop an accurate diagnostic test for MH. Two slightly different protocols emerged: a European version and a North American version, both using halothane alone and caffeine alone as the testing reagents. Meanwhile, in Japan, a slightly different approach was developed using muscle fibers that were chemically or mechanically “skinned.” This review summarizes the clinical evaluation of the patient with presumed MH susceptibility (MHS) and describe tests that are used in this evaluation. In general, suitable patients for biopsy include those with a family history of MH or who display unexplained hypercarbia, and those who exhibit perioperative rhabdomyolysis (). By itself, massive rhabdomyolysis in association with hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest is usually not MH. Nonetheless, some experts advise muscle biopsy, as much for histology and analysis for dystrophin to detect muscular dystrophy as to exclude MH.

Exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis has also been associated with MH. MH is a hypermetabolic disorder, and many other diseases and conditions can mimic it. Modern anesthetic techniques and drugs seem to retard the development of an MH episode, relative to the classic fulminant episode, e.g., marked hypermetabolism, hyperthermia, acidosis, rhabdomyolysis, and cardiac arrhythmias. This led to the development of a clinical grading scale to estimate the likelihood that an MH episode has occurred.

THE first descriptions of the syndrome that would eventually be named malignant hyperthermia (MH) were made in the early 1960s. By 1970, it became clear that alterations in skeletal muscle constituted the primary defect in MH. Through the collaboration of an outstanding pharmacologist, Werner Kalow, and a thoughtful clinical anesthesiologist, Beverly Britt, the basic elements of the common test for MH were described. Kalow and Britt subjected biopsied muscle to graded increments of caffeine, demonstrating a leftward shift of the dose–response curve in muscle from patients who had experienced an episode of MH. Described how muscle from these patients developed contractures to clinical concentrations of halothane in vitro.

General Information. The fee for the test is $20.00. A rousing success yesterday as 55 individuals vied for coveted trophies and the title of NA’s ping pong. Allen GC, Larach MG, Kunselman AR: The sensitivity and specificity of the caffeine-halothane contracture test: a report from the North American Malignant Hyperthermia Registry. The North American Malignant Hyperthermia Registry of MHAUS.

Between 1970 and 1985, testing was standardized ( e.g., which muscle to biopsy, exposure regimens, diagnostic thresholds) to develop an accurate diagnostic test for MH. Two slightly different protocols emerged: a European version and a North American version, both using halothane alone and caffeine alone as the testing reagents. Meanwhile, in Japan, a slightly different approach was developed using muscle fibers that were chemically or mechanically “skinned.” This review summarizes the clinical evaluation of the patient with presumed MH susceptibility (MHS) and describe tests that are used in this evaluation. In general, suitable patients for biopsy include those with a family history of MH or who display unexplained hypercarbia, and those who exhibit perioperative rhabdomyolysis (). By itself, massive rhabdomyolysis in association with hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest is usually not MH. Nonetheless, some experts advise muscle biopsy, as much for histology and analysis for dystrophin to detect muscular dystrophy as to exclude MH.

Exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis has also been associated with MH. MH is a hypermetabolic disorder, and many other diseases and conditions can mimic it. Modern anesthetic techniques and drugs seem to retard the development of an MH episode, relative to the classic fulminant episode, e.g., marked hypermetabolism, hyperthermia, acidosis, rhabdomyolysis, and cardiac arrhythmias. This led to the development of a clinical grading scale to estimate the likelihood that an MH episode has occurred.