A client with myasthenia gravis is noted to be salivating, tearing, and sweating. The client complains of muscle weakness. What would the nurse anticipate administering?
a. Pyridostigmine bromide
b. Neostigmine
c. Edrophonium
d. Atropine sulfate
ANS: D
These are the major signs of cholinergic crisis; the client would be treated with the antidote, atropine sulfate.
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