A Case Report of Suspected Malignant Hyperthermia: How Will the Diagnosis Affect a Patient’s Insurability?

Table 1

Arterial-blood gases at 3 and 2 hours before end of surgery.

Date	10/10/16	10/10/16
Time	17:54 (3 hours before surgery end)	19:04 (2 hours before surgery end)
Glucose	151	144
(7.35 – 7.45)	7.37	7.36
	40.7	39.2
	173	177
	0	-3
	24.3	22.6
	5.5	9.5
(36-48 %)	17	28
(>90 %)	100	100
Potassium	3.8	3.7
Sodium	138	140

/dL = milligrams per deciliter; = potential of hydrogen; = partial pressure of carbon dioxide; = millimeters of mercury; = partial pressure of oxygen; = base excess; /L = milliequivalents per liter; = bicarbonate ion; = millimoles per liter; = hemoglobin; = grams per deciliter; = Hematocrit; = oxygen saturation of hemoglobin.