A nurse is caring for a client with myasthenia gravis at a health care facility. The client is receiving ambenonium. The nurse suspects that the dosage is insufficient based on assessment of which of the following?
A) Clenching of the jaw
B) Muscle spasms
C) Difficulty breathing
D) Abdominal cramping
Ans: C
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The nurse should monitor for difficulty breathing as a symptom of drug underdosage. Clenching of the jaw and muscle spasms are symptoms of drug overdosage. Abdominal cramping may occur in the client who is receiving guanidine.
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