Case 24 Flashcards
1
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What is myasthenia gravis?
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2
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- How is myasthenia gravis diagnosed, and how is it classified?
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3
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- What are the treatment alternatives for a patient with myasthenia gravis?
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4
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- Explain why patients with myasthenia gravis are resistant to succinylcholine but sensitive to nondepolarizing muscle relaxants.
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5
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- How is a patient with myasthenia gravis optimized for surgery?
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6
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- Describe an appropriate anesthetic technique for patients with myasthenia gravis undergoing trans cervical thymectomy
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7
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- What are the considerations in a patient with myasthenia gravis who requires a rapid-sequence induction?
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8
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- After emergence from anesthesia and before extubation, how is adequacy of strength assessed?
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9
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- What is a cholinergic crisis, and how is it distinguished from a myasthenic crisis?
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10
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- Can the need for postoperative ventilation be predicted preoperatively?
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