Myasthenic crisis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Admin [COMPANY NAME] [Company address] ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED TEST BANK LATEST VERSION 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED 1. 1) A nurse is caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the client's serum calcium level is 13 mg/dL. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the client? 1. Calcium chloride 2. Calcium gluconate 3. Calcitonin (Miacalcin) 4. Large doses of vitamin D 2. 2.) Oral iron supplements are prescribed for ...

PNCB Prerequisite pretest Exam training Questions with Rated A + Marking Scheme Latest 2023/2024 Which of the following findings would be MOST concerning for a child with Factor V Leiden deficiency? A) femur fracture B) hematochezia C) periorbital petechiae D) persistent epistaxis - correct answer A) femur fracture In a child with myasthenia gravis, which of the following symptoms would be MOST indicative of a myasthenic crisis? A) eyelid drooping B) respiratory distress C) exce...

Neurologic Pharmacology NCLEXA client is being treated in the clinic for an exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. The nurse would anticipate administering which drug? a. Diazepam (Valium) b. Interferon b1b (Betaseron) c. Lioresal (Baclofen) d. Methylprednisolone (Solu-Cortef) - correct answer B ~ Drugs used to treat exacerbations in ambulatory clients include Interferon b1b, Interferon b1a (Avonex), and glatiramer acetate (Copaxone). Diazepam and lioresal could be used to treat spasticity, whi...

Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease Bromocriptine What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? Ambien Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion Pharmacokinetics Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis Neostigmine, pyridostigmine This drug has a very narro...

A client has just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The nurse recognizes that the client's condition is a result of: - Answer An immune-mediated response that is caused by the demyelinization of the myelin sheath of the white matter of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve Which treatment should take place immediately in a client experiencing autonomic dysreflexia? - Answer Position the client in upright position, and correct the initiating stimulus. Select the labora...

PNCB Acute Care Practice Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+. In a child with myasthenia gravis, which of the following symptoms would be MOST indicative of a myasthenic crisis? A. Eye drooling B. Respiratory distress C. Excessive salivation D. Muscle fasciculation - correct answer B. Respiratory distress (Characterized by weakness and fatigue of skeletal muscle tissue that results from autoimmune destruction of acetylcholine receptors (AchR). A crisis event, or myasthenic crisis, is a...

Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease Bromocriptine What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? Ambien Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, excretion Pharmacokinetics Drugs used to relieve a myasthenic crisis Neostigmine, pyridostigmine This drug has a very narro...

In a child with myasthenia gravis, which of the following symptoms would be MOST indicative of a myasthenic crisis? A. Eye drooling B. Respiratory distress C. Excessive salivation D. Muscle fasciculation correct answer: B. Respiratory distress (Characterized by weakness and fatigue of skeletal muscle tissue that results from autoimmune destruction of acetylcholine receptors (AchR). A crisis event, or myasthenic crisis, is an acute exacerbation of the disease process that results in seve...

NUR 635 - Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Often prescribed with levodopa/carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease - Correct Answer ️️ -Bromocriptine What medication may cause serious or possibly life-threatening sleep behaviors, such as sleep driving? - Correct Answer ️️ -Ambien Taking too much of this type of drug can make you "blind as a bat" or "mad as a hatter" - Correct Answer ️️ -Anticholinergics, antimuscarinics Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, exc...

Respiratory Therapy - Lindsey Jones/Clinical Simulations 459 Questions with Verified Answers Information Gathering - Emphysema: (Abnormal condition of the alveoli resulting destruction and loss of elasticity) - CORRECT ANSWER LEVEL I : Cyanosis, Barrel chest, increased A-P diameter, Accessory muscle use, Digital clubbing of the nail beds, Significant history of smoking and/or occupational exposure to smoke or other pulmonary irritant LEVEL II : Dyspnea, Wheezing breath sounds LEVEL III ...