The nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing a myasthenia crisis. Which diagnostic test does the nurse anticipate being ordered?
a. Babinski reflex test
b. Tensilon test
c. Cholinesterase challenge test
d. Caloric reflex test
B
The Tensilon test in an important procedure for a client in myasthenic crisis. Cholineste-rase-inhibiting drugs should be withheld because they increase respiratory secretions, which en-hance the manifestations of a myasthenic crisis. A Babinski reflex and caloric reflex test would not be appropriate for this client.
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