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NUNA 684 Advanced Pathophysiology > Exam IV: Myasthenia Gravis > Flashcards

Exam IV: Myasthenia Gravis Flashcards

1
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Chronic disease of _____ _____ (____)
Most _____ neuromuscular disorder

A

neuromuscular junction (nmj)
prevalent

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Ranges ___-____ per 1,000,000 people

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3-30

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If <50, more _____ than ____ (3:2)
Common in ____

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women than men
elderly

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Manifested by: (3)

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  • Increasing skeletal muscle weakness
  • Fatigue of muscles with effort
  • Partial restoration of strength/function with rest
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Decreased # of working ACh receptors _______; ________ ACh pool is normal

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postsynaptically
prejunctional

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6
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_____ found in 80-85% of MG patients

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Antibodies

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Unknown promotion production of ___ antibodies—_____ gland seems to play central role
*______ improves symptoms, not curative

A

IgE
Thymus
Thymectomy

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8
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Only a _____ disease - intact sensation, ANS, and cognition

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MOTOR

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9
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Increased prevalence in those living close to the ______

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equator

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10
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**Decreased # of working ACh receptors _______; ________ ACh pool is all normal.

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postsynaptically
Pre-junctional

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11
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Hallmark: _____ _____ that improves with rest; inability to sustain/repeat _____ _____

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Generalized weakness
muscular contractions

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more movement =

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more weakness

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Wide range of symptoms — slight ptosis —–> ____ ____

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respiratory failure

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Eyes, mouth, pharynx, proximal limb, and shoulder girdle muscles =

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most often affected

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15
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MG exacerbated in 33% of pregnant women with MG, can produce ______________________ (less than 20%)

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transitory symptoms in newborns

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16
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Exacerbated by:

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surgery, electrolyte imbalances, some medications

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17
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treatment: ______ inhibitors - (4)

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*Pyridostigmine
*(60mg, tid= 2mg IV)
*Immunosuppressants
*Thymectomy
*Plasmapheresis

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18
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CHOLINERGIC CRISIS
overdosing of anticholinesterase
Sx: ______ stimulation - excessive ____, _____, _____, ______, _____. Weakness and ____ _____

A

Muscarinic stimulation: excessive salivation, diarrhea, excessive tearing, bradycardia, miosis
respiratory failure

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MYASTHENIC CRISIS
_______ of anticholinesterase
Sx: pupils ______, ______, etc. Weakness and _____ _____.

A

Underdosing
Pupils normal size, ptosis, etc.
Weakness and respiratory failure

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Anesthesia Implications

Evaluate–disease controlled? anticholinesterase dose stable? –> ___ ____ and ____ ____ surgery

A

sev days
right before

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21
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if meds taken DOS - (3)

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increased vagal reflex
interferes with muscle relaxants
inhibits plasma cholinesterase

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if dose withheld and if disease is advanced/possible deterioration (2)

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have aspiration risk
at risk for respiratory failure

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23
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Review electrolytes and correct if needed
Hypokalemia can _____ _____ _____

A

potentiate muscle weakness

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24
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When developing plan of care, must consider:

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Pharyngeal/laryngeal muscle weakness
Oral secretions—difficulty eliminating
Increased risk of pulmonary aspiration

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25
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_____ and _____ muscle dysfunction accounts for much of morbidity of MG

A

Swallowing and respiratory

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26
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_____ or _____ anesthesia preferred

A

Regional or local

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27
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If GA — _____ _____ may decrease muscle tone enough for intubation; may not need muscle relaxants

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inhalational agents

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28
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Sensitive to ______ NMBA (roc, vec, etc)

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nondepolarizing

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29
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Reverse MR cautiously to avoid “____ ____”; sugammadex ___ -____ mg/kg if available

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cholinergic crisis
2-4

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30
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Assess NM blockade at _____ _____ muscle; may overestimate degree of relaxation, but best place to avoid undetected residual weakness

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orbicularis oculi

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31
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Post Op-EVALUATE FULLY!!!
Muscle strength seems adequate in _____ stages of recovery then can deteriorate ___________ later

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early
a few hours

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32
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Predictors that post op ventilation may be needed:

A

transsternal thymectomy
having disease > 6 years
daily pyridostigmine dose > 750 mg
COPD
preop VC <2.9L

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33
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Succinylcholine (Sch)

If patient not treated, then ____ to Sch (maybe even 2-3x more _____)
RSI-dose is ___-___ mg/kg vs 1-1.5 mg/kg

A

resistant
resistant
1.5-2

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34
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Succinylcholine (Sch)

If patient on cholinesterase inhibitors, effects of Sch (and _____ local anesthetics) may be _____ (no hydrolysis/breakdown and it lingers)

A

ester
prolonged

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35
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Non-depolarizers (NDMR)
_____ dose or ____
(could be ___-___x more sensitive)

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Decrease
avoid
10-100

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36
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NDMR - If needed, the use of ____ doses
(____-____ the dose of normal) of shorter acting NDMR is a wiser choice

A

small
1⁄2-2⁄3

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37
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NDMR - Better to titrate dose to allow for _____ _____ than to have to reverse

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spontaneous recovery

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38
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CAUTION
May produce worsening myasthenic weakness:

A
  • Quinine, quinidine, and procainamide
  • Antibiotics: aminoglycosides(gent,neomycin,etc) quinolones (ciprofloxacin,levofloxacin,etc), and macrolides (erythromycin, azithromycin)
  • Beta blockers-systemic and ocular
  • Calcium channel blockers
  • Mag salts (including laxatives with high Mg2+)
  • Iodinated contrast
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39
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Anticholinesterases - ?impair hydrolysis of ester LA causing prolonged block; _____ _____ of LA appropriate (Lidocaine, Bupiv, Ropiv)

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amide class

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40
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Lambert-EatonMyasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)

____/____ disorder
Usually occurs in those with _____ -especially those with small cell Ca of bronchi

A

Rare/autoimmune
malignancy

41
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Lambert-EatonMyasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)

___-___ of people show no evidence of Ca
Most patients = ____ b/t 50 and 70

A

1/3-1/2
men

42
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Lambert-EatonMyasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)

Seems that the _____ _____ channels are messed up via autoantibodies

A

presynaptic Ca++

43
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Lambert-EatonMyasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)

Reduction in Ca++ mediated exocytosis of ____ at _____

A

ACh at nmj

44
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Lambert-EatonMyasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)

Post-junctional AChRs are ______ - unlike _____

A

unaffected
MG

45
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Lambert-EatonMyasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)

Similar to that of ______ toxicity or _____ poisoning

A

Mg++
botulism

46
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Clinical Manifestations - LEMS
main features:

A
  • muscle weakness
  • fatigue
  • hyporeflexia
  • proximal limb muscle aches
47
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Clinical Manifestations - LEMS

____ and ____ muscles involved

A

Diaphragm and resp

48
Q

Clinical Manifestations - LEMS

Autonomic nervous system dysfunction leads ______ hypotension, impaired gastric _____, _____ retention

A

orthostatic
motility
urinary

49
Q

Clinical Manifestations - LEMS

Brief _____ in strength with voluntary contraction

50
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Clinical Manifestations - LEMS

_____ leads to progressive strengthening of muscle

51
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LEMS - treatment

No _____

52
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LEMS - treatment

goal is to improve _____ _____, decrease _____ deficits

A

muscle strength
ANS

53
Q

LEMS - treatment

__________ — helps some people b/c improves Ca+ influx, thus increasing amt of ACh released

A

3, 4-Diaminopyridine

54
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LEMS - treatment

_______, _______, IV ________, immunosuppressants help some patients

A

Plasmapheresis, corticosteroids
immunoglobulin

55
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LEMS - Anesthesia Implications

Must be suspected in patients with hx of _____ ______ and suspected dx of ____ of the lung

A

muscle weakness
cancer

56
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LEMS - Anesthesia Implications

VERY sensitive to both ______ and ______

A

depolarizing and NDMR

57
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LEMS - Anesthesia Implications

May use just inhalational agents alone for _____ _____

A

tracheal relaxation

58
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LEMS - Anesthesia Implications

Can use ______ to reverse

A

anticholinesterase

59
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LEMS - Anesthesia Implications

Possible to require post op ______/______, must discuss PREOP!

A

intubation/ventilation

60
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Myotonic Dystrophy

All the “myotonias” have the inability of skeletal muscles to _____ after ______ (chemical or physical)

A

relax after stimulation

61
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Myotonic Dystrophy

Also called “_____ _____”—is multisystem disease

A

Steinert’s disease

62
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Myotonic Dystrophy

Skeletal muscles are hypoplastic, dystrophic, and weak — yet ______ _____

A

persistently contract

63
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Myotonic Dystrophy

Usually occurs ___-___ years old

64
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Myotonic Dystrophy

Slow, progressive deterioration of ____ _____ ____

A

all muscle groups

65
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Patho and Tx-Myotonic Dystrophy

Myotonia = persistent _____ of muscle after ______; early in disease

A

contracture
stimulation

66
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Patho and Tx-Myotonic Dystrophy

Made worse by ____ and _____, warming room temp is helpful

A

cold and shivering

67
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Patho and Tx-Myotonic Dystrophy

_____, ______, ______ are used to treat myotonic contractures, They delay return of membrane excitation — blocks ____ _____

A

Phenytoin, procainamide, tocainide
Na+ influx

68
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Patho and Tx-Myotonic Dystrophy

____ do NOT HELP

69
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Patho and Tx-Myotonic Dystrophy

____ _____ available for the muscle weakness

A

NO treatment

70
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MD clinical manifestations:

A
  • Hypoplastic, weak skeletal muscles of face and neck
  • Hypersomnolent; Sleep apnea
71
Q

MD clinical manifestations: Cardiac

A
  • 50-90% have conduction defects
  • 1st degree AV block is most common
  • Also see bradycardia, atrial flutter/fib
72
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MD clinical manifestations: Respiratory

A
  • Pharyngeal and resp muscle weakness
  • Restrictive type impairment
73
Q

MD clinical manifestations: Gastrointestinal

A

Intestinal hypomotility; gastric atony

74
Q

MD Anesthetic Implications:

Abnormal _____ makes them vulnerable to pulm _____

A

swallowing
aspiration

75
Q

MD Anesthetic Implications:

AVOID

A

hypothermia/shivering

76
Q

MD Anesthetic Implications:

preop ____ and close intraop monitoring

77
Q

MD Anesthetic Implications:

_____ — good choice; doesn’t prevent contractures

78
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MD Anesthetic Implications:

Avoid succinylcholine; NDMR are ok but recognize/remember ____ ____

A

muscle wasting

79
Q

MD Anesthetic Implications:

be gentle with ____ and careful _____

A

airway
positioning

80
Q

Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy

Progressive, ______ degeneration and ______ of muscle fibers

A

painless
necrosis

81
Q

Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy

Pelvic girdle and muscle of thighs affected _____

A

1st

calf is where its seen first but these are where you notice that something is truly wrong

82
Q

Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy

Mutant gene identified on “X” chromosome in 1987; Error in coding “_____” protein
Duchenne’s – _____ ____
(Becker’s - ______ levels)

A

dystrophin
no dystrophin
decreased

83
Q

Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy

X-linked ______ — occurs in _____

A

recessive
males

84
Q

Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy

1 in _____ male births
Most _____ and most _____ of dystrophies

A

3500
common
severe

85
Q

DMD-Pathophysiology

Painless and progressive degeneration due to ______ of _____ and ______ tissue in the muscle
*first seen in ____ muscle

A

infiltration of fat and fibrous
calf

86
Q

DMD-Pathophysiology

Skeletal muscle-degeneration of _____ _____

A

respiratory muscles

87
Q

DMD-Pathophysiology

Cardiac muscle - cardiomyopathy, mitral _____, _____ dysrhythmias
EKG changes - tall R waves (rt) and deep Q waves (left)
Limited activity ____ _____ underlying ____-____ condition

A

regurg
ventric
may mask
cardio-pulm

88
Q

DMD-Pathophysiology

smooth muscle -

89
Q

DMD - ______ sign

90
Q

Gower’s Sign:
Presents _________
Wheelchair by ________
Death _______

A
  • presents early - 2 to 6 year old
  • wheelchair by 12
  • death usually in late teens, early adulthood (pneumonia or CHF)
91
Q

DMD AIs:

_____/_____ anesthesia = ideal; TIVA

A

Local/regional

92
Q

DMD AIs:

chronic _____ — be sure to cover during surgery

93
Q

DMD AIs:

Opioids, sedatives, GA, patient very sensitive; use ____ _____ possible

A

smallest amount

94
Q

DMD AIs:

Careful titration/monitoring with NDMR - _____ effect (___-___ ____)

A

prolonged
3-6x longer

95
Q

DMD AIs:

_______ is contraindicated!

A

Succinylcholine (think MH type symptoms)

96
Q

DMD AIs:

Carefully titrate fluids d/t risk of _____

A

CHF (micro drip)

97
Q

DMD AIs:

______ + ______ = heart failure

A

Hypotension + tachycardia

98
Q

DMD AIs:

aspiration risk - consider _____

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