Journal of Lung Diseases & Treatment

Kevin C. Proud

Publications

• Case Report
  Oral Dantrolene Causing a Decrease in Vital Capacity, Recurrent Lung Collapse, and Respiratory Failure in a Spinal Cord Injury Patient: A Case Report
  Author(s): Kevin C. Proud, Rana Hejal and Hugo MontenegroKevin C. Proud, Rana Hejal and Hugo Montenegro
  
  Introduction: Dantrolene is a muscle relaxant used to treat malignant hyperthermia as well as muscle spasms in spinal cord injury patients. It is known to cause a decrease in skeletal muscle strength in humans, and inhibit diaphragm muscle strength in hamsters. There is at least one other case report of dantrolene leading to respiratory failure in a spinal cord injury patient. Here was present a case of a patient developing poor mucus clearance, lobar collapse and respiratoy failure after being started on dantrolene, and trend vital capacity and negative inspiratory force while titrating off dantrolene. Case: 47 y/o male with history of motor vehicle accident resulting in tetraplegia 19 months prior to admission, presented with pneumonia for the first time since his accident. He also experienced recurrently episodes of bilateral lung collapse a.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2472-1018.1000117

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