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Title: The nurse is caring for a patient who has myasthenia gravis (MG) and is receiving pyridostigmine ...
Post by: jayqueen on Jan 24, 2018
The nurse is caring for a patient who has myasthenia gravis (MG) and is receiving pyridostigmine bromide (Mestinon). The nurse notes ptosis of both eyelids and observes that the patient has difficulty swallowing. What action will the nurse perform next?
 
  a. Contact the provider to request an order for atropine sulfate.
  b. Contact the provider to request an order for edrophonium chloride (Tensilon).
  c. Report signs of cholinergic crisis to the provider.
  d. Report signs of myasthenic crisis to the provider.


Title: The nurse is caring for a patient who has myasthenia gravis (MG) and is receiving pyridostigmine ...
Post by: amav on Jan 24, 2018
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