The nurse is caring for a patient who has indirect-acting cholinergic agonists prescribed to treat myasthenia gravis. When administering this classification of drug, the nurse should assess the patient for toxic effects of the drugs including what?
A) Paralytic ileus
B) Abdominal distension
C) Hypertension
D) Muscle weakness
D
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The patient with a cholinergic crisis presents with progressive muscle weakness and respiratory difficulty because the accumulation of acetylcholine at the cholinergic receptor site leads to reduced impulse transmission and muscle weakness. This is a crisis when the respiratory muscles are involved. Toxic effects of the drug would not include paralytic ileus, abdominal distention, or hypertension.
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