Which of the following are associated with myasthenia gravis?
1.It interferes with acetylcholine transmission.
2.It causes weakness of voluntary muscles.
3.It is usually an ascending paralysis starting in the legs.
4.It is usually preceded by a viral infection.
A.
What clinical change would be expected following a rest period for a patient with myasthenia gravis?
C.
The major pathologic or structural changes of the lungs associated with myasthenic crisis include:
A 50-kg (110-pound) 30-year-old female patient has myasthenia gravis. Bedside spirometry has found her VC to be 700 mL and NIF –14 cm H2O. Vital signs show a respiratory rate of
38 breaths/min, a heart rate of 140/minute, and blood pressure of 130/90 mm Hg. What should the respiratory therapist recommend?
C.
A physician recommended a thymectomy for a patient with generalized myasthenia gravis. The primary benefit of this procedure is to:
D.
A patient has a severe case of generalized myasthenia gravis. It is most important that the patient be monitored for:
B.
A patient with myasthenia gravis will have lung volume and capacity findings that indicate a(n):
B.
During a myasthenia crisis, a patient was placed on mechanical ventilation but is now stable. What will the chest radiograph most likely show?
D.
Which of the following disrupts the nerve impulse transmission in myasthenia gravis?
C.
What percentage of patients with only ocular myasthenia gravis are seropositive?
D.
What is the most sensitive diagnostic test for myasthenia gravis?
D.
In which clinical classification of myasthenia gravis is intubation indicated?
B.
Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of the edrophonium test?
