What is the difference between a cholinergic crisis and myasthenic crisis?
What will be an ideal response?
A myasthenic crisis is a sudden relapse of myasthenic symptoms in a patient with moderate to severe
myasthenia or generalized myasthenia. A cholinergic crisis is an event precipitated by toxic effects
of an anticholinesterase, or a cholinesterase-inhibitor drug, and the subsequent side effects; it is
essentially a problem of overmedication.
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For which patients diagnosed with personality disorders would a family history of similar problems be most likely? Select all that apply
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The clinic administrator has suggested that the nurse teach all children newly diagnosed with diabetes in a single class to save nursing time. The children recently diagnosed range in age from 6 to 15
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