trismus

Tetanus, usually referred to as lockjaw, is a bacterial infection characterized by symptoms of muscle spasms, difficulty swallowing and speaking, strong convulsions triggered by phenomena as minor as talking, breathing, or bright light, and trismus, which is also referred to as lockjaw.

Alright, hold up.

Lockjaw is also known as Tetanus, but Lockjaw is also also known as Trismus.

So then is Tetanus also known as Trismus? Is Trismus the same thing as Tetanus? Your explanations are decaf level unsatisfying.

Oh, snap.

Whoa, there, big guy.

I think you need to simmer down.

Trismus is just when someone can't open their jaw all the way.

The jaw clamps shut.

Trismus.

And if that lasts for more than thirty seconds, you have to assume you're in an MH crisis.

And to understand it, we look at the RYR-one gene mutation.

And remember to add atropine for pediatric patients under two years old to block that profound, vaguely mediated bradycardic response to intubation.

Number two, malignant hyperthermia.

Trismus lasting over thirty seconds and a rapidly rising end-tidal CO2 caused by an autosomal dominant RYR1 mutation causing calcium flooding.

Treat immediately with IV dantrolene at two point five milligrams per kilogram.