Monthly Archives: November 2022

November is a great month to show appreciation to all of our nurses. This month marks a few special Nurses’ holidays that Starboard Medical loves to spotlight. Medical Surgical Nurses week takes place from November 1-7th. The Medical Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB) partnered with The Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses to have a week [...]

Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) is a genetic disease that is triggered by exposure to anesthetic gasses such as: desflurane, enflurane, halothane, sevoflurane. The signs that malignant hyperthermia is occurring are as follows: muscle rigidity, rapid heart rate, high body temperature, muscle breakdown and increased acid content.1 It is the job of the person administering anaesthesia to [...]