When assessing a patient with myasthenia gravis, the nurse would be correct in questioning the patient regarding which of the following clinical manifestations?
A) Weakness associated with fatigue
B) Headache that worsens at night
C) Projectile vomiting without nausea
D) Diaphoresis
Ans: A
Feedback: Myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder affecting the myoneural junction, is characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the voluntary muscles. Generalized weakness affects all the extremities and the intercostal muscles, resulting in varying decreasing vital capacity and respiratory failure. The other manifestations listed are not symptomatic of myasthenia gravis.
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