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1
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MG is an acquired ___ disease

A

autoimmune

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2
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MG: main characteristics are ___ and ___

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fatigue and weakness

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3
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MG: pattern

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remission and flare up

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4
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MG: the body is attacking itself, specifically the

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motor nerves

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5
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When you’re assessing the MG patient, an organ that could be abnormal is the

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thymus

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6
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Usually the onset of MG is

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insidious, but it’s possible to have a sudden onset

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7
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MG: anesthesia, pregnancy, infection can cause

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a sudden onset of MG

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8
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MG: characteristics of the fatigue

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gets worse with exercise, better with rest

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9
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MG: even though they have the drooping lids,

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the pupil responses will be normal

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10
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MG: they could have malnutrition and dysphagia because of

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drooping jaw

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11
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Fortunately 2 things that are usually not an issue in MG are

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pain and LOC

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12
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You can immediately confirm the dx of MG if

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they respond to cholinergic drugs

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13
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Tensilon Testing

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If the patient responds with increased muscle strength, it means they have MG

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14
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consideration for Tensilon Testing

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have the antidote (atropine) ready

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15
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the Interventions of MG include 2 broad categories

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treat symptoms

induce remission

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16
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MG interventions: treating symptoms category:

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Anticholinesterase aka cholinergic drugs

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17
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MG interventions: inducing remission category:

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Steroids, PE, thymectomy

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18
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MG: because of the fatigue, when should you schedule activities

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schedule for times that they have energy, like in the morning or right after tx

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19
Q

MG: the first line drugs are ____ which improve impulses

A

Anticholinesterase aka cholinergic drugs

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20
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MG: Anticholinesterase aka cholinergic dose consideration

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might need it adjusted day-today depending on symptoms

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21
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MG: Anticholinesterase aka cholinergic drugs adverse effect

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Cholinergic crisis, which means the drug is working to strong. Paradoxically this causes increased weakness

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22
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MG: Even though cholinergic crisis and myasthenic crisis are opposite,

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they look pretty much the same

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MG: cholinergic crisis and myasthenic crisis can be differentiated by

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tensilon testing. If the tensilon allows the patient to improve, then it was a myasthenic crisis

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24
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MG: in a cholinergic crisis give

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atropine

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25
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MG: the goal of immunosuppressive drugs is to

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induce remission

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26
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MG patients can have weakness in the face which makes ___ difficulty

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talking

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27
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MG: Not only do they have trouble with drooping eyes,

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they also can’t totally close the eye (so you might need artificial tears and tape them closed at night)

28
Q

MG: double vision tx

A

give them an eye patch and switch it back and forth

29
Q

MG: the goal of thymectomy is to

A

induce remission

30
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MG: because you could have weakness, keep the drugs

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and a glass of water at the bedside in case you can’t get OOB

31
Q

MG: the patient should avoid

A

heat (including sun)
and
big changes in sleeping habits

32
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MS: The body is attacking its own

A

myelin sheaths (like in GBS)

33
Q

Just like MG, MS has a pattern of

A

remission and flare up

34
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MS: after a long series of remission and flare up, the damage to the nerves becomes

A

permanent

35
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MS: they may have unusual reflexes like

A

Babinski

36
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MS: if the demyelination moves to the spine, they could have

A

bladder/bowel problems

sexual dysfunction

37
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MS: in the LATER part of the disease you could have

A

cognitive problems

38
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MS: The patient may need to give themselves injections via

A

SQ

39
Q

The MS patient may need b____, d___, or d___ for muscle tremors

A

baclofen
diazepam
dantrolene

40
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MS: nursing interventions for the cognitive problems

A

keep a calendar in the room

keep their belongings organized

41
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MS: you might need to teach the family discrete signs for

A

telling the patient they’re acting inappropriately

42
Q

The main feature of ALS is

A

progressive muscle weakness that eventually leads to paralysis

43
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ALS: can you have cognitive changes

A

yes

44
Q

The only drug for ALS

A

Riluzole, which extends survival time

45
Q

ALS: think about referring them to

A

hospice

46
Q

A sz happens when

A

all of a sudden there’s too much stimulation in the brain

47
Q

Epilepsy is when

A

someone has 2 or more szs

48
Q

General szs means

A

its in both hemispheres

49
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Response to drug therapy: partial vs general szs

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partial tends to be less responsive to drugs

50
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Secondary sz means

A

it results from something specific (secondary to something else)

51
Q

The most common tx of primary epilepsy is

A

drug therapy

52
Q

Warfarin can’t be mixed with

A

pheny

53
Q

The risk of break through szs can be decreased by having (3 obvious things)

A

a balanced diet
rest
stress reduction

54
Q

Part of sz precautions is making sure you have ___ ____ in case you need to give meds immediately to stop a sz

A

IV access

55
Q

Tonic-clonic sz: if the patient turns blue

A

that’s not unusual, it tends to go away on its own

56
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Acute szing is when

A

the szs are worse than normal

57
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Status epilepticus is when

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a sz is longer than 5 min

58
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A sz can be lethal if it lasts for

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longer than 10 min

59
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In status epi there are metabolic changes, so the effects could be widespread, for example

A

kidney failure

60
Q

The drug of choice for status epi is

A

‘pams via IV push (then as prevention of it happening again you’ll give pheny)

61
Q

If drugs don’t manage the szs, they may need surgery, for example

A

VNS

62
Q

You can’t have VNS if you have

A

generalized szs

63
Q

PD: In addition to the classic signs you can have

A

hypotension because DA affects the sympathetic nerves

64
Q

PD: anticholinergic drugs should be avoided in

A

older adults

65
Q

PD: During drug therapy, they might need a holiday is

A

toxicity or tolerance begins

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