Exam IV: Myasthenia Gravis Flashcards
Chronic disease of _____ _____ (____)
Most _____ neuromuscular disorder
neuromuscular junction (nmj)
prevalent
Ranges ___-____ per 1,000,000 people
3-30
If <50, more _____ than ____ (3:2)
Common in ____
women than men
elderly
Manifested by: (3)
- Increasing skeletal muscle weakness
- Fatigue of muscles with effort
- Partial restoration of strength/function with rest
Decreased # of working ACh receptors _______; ________ ACh pool is normal
postsynaptically
prejunctional
_____ found in 80-85% of MG patients
Antibodies
Unknown promotion production of ___ antibodies—_____ gland seems to play central role
*______ improves symptoms, not curative
IgE
Thymus
Thymectomy
Only a _____ disease - intact sensation, ANS, and cognition
MOTOR
Increased prevalence in those living close to the ______
equator
**Decreased # of working ACh receptors _______; ________ ACh pool is all normal.
postsynaptically
Pre-junctional
Hallmark: _____ _____ that improves with rest; inability to sustain/repeat _____ _____
Generalized weakness
muscular contractions
more movement =
more weakness
Wide range of symptoms — slight ptosis —–> ____ ____
respiratory failure
Eyes, mouth, pharynx, proximal limb, and shoulder girdle muscles =
most often affected
MG exacerbated in 33% of pregnant women with MG, can produce ______________________ (less than 20%)
transitory symptoms in newborns
Exacerbated by:
surgery, electrolyte imbalances, some medications
treatment: ______ inhibitors - (4)
*Pyridostigmine
*(60mg, tid= 2mg IV)
*Immunosuppressants
*Thymectomy
*Plasmapheresis
CHOLINERGIC CRISIS
overdosing of anticholinesterase
Sx: ______ stimulation - excessive ____, _____, _____, ______, _____. Weakness and ____ _____
Muscarinic stimulation: excessive salivation, diarrhea, excessive tearing, bradycardia, miosis
respiratory failure
MYASTHENIC CRISIS
_______ of anticholinesterase
Sx: pupils ______, ______, etc. Weakness and _____ _____.
Underdosing
Pupils normal size, ptosis, etc.
Weakness and respiratory failure
Anesthesia Implications
Evaluate–disease controlled? anticholinesterase dose stable? –> ___ ____ and ____ ____ surgery
sev days
right before
if meds taken DOS - (3)
increased vagal reflex
interferes with muscle relaxants
inhibits plasma cholinesterase
if dose withheld and if disease is advanced/possible deterioration (2)
have aspiration risk
at risk for respiratory failure
Review electrolytes and correct if needed
Hypokalemia can _____ _____ _____
potentiate muscle weakness
When developing plan of care, must consider:
Pharyngeal/laryngeal muscle weakness
Oral secretions—difficulty eliminating
Increased risk of pulmonary aspiration
_____ and _____ muscle dysfunction accounts for much of morbidity of MG
Swallowing and respiratory
_____ or _____ anesthesia preferred
Regional or local
If GA — _____ _____ may decrease muscle tone enough for intubation; may not need muscle relaxants
inhalational agents
Sensitive to ______ NMBA (roc, vec, etc)
nondepolarizing
Reverse MR cautiously to avoid “____ ____”; sugammadex ___ -____ mg/kg if available
cholinergic crisis
2-4
Assess NM blockade at _____ _____ muscle; may overestimate degree of relaxation, but best place to avoid undetected residual weakness
orbicularis oculi
Post Op-EVALUATE FULLY!!!
Muscle strength seems adequate in _____ stages of recovery then can deteriorate ___________ later
early
a few hours
Predictors that post op ventilation may be needed:
transsternal thymectomy
having disease > 6 years
daily pyridostigmine dose > 750 mg
COPD
preop VC <2.9L
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
resistant
resistant
1.5-2
Succinylcholine (Sch)
If patient on cholinesterase inhibitors, effects of Sch (and _____ local anesthetics) may be _____ (no hydrolysis/breakdown and it lingers)
ester
prolonged
Non-depolarizers (NDMR)
_____ dose or ____
(could be ___-___x more sensitive)
Decrease
avoid
10-100
NDMR - If needed, the use of ____ doses
(____-____ the dose of normal) of shorter acting NDMR is a wiser choice
small
1⁄2-2⁄3
NDMR - Better to titrate dose to allow for _____ _____ than to have to reverse
spontaneous recovery
CAUTION
May produce worsening myasthenic weakness:
- 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
Anticholinesterases - ?impair hydrolysis of ester LA causing prolonged block; _____ _____ of LA appropriate (Lidocaine, Bupiv, Ropiv)
amide class