As Part of a Teaching Session, a Client with Myasthenia

question 19

Multiple Choice

As part of a teaching session, a client with myasthenia gravis and her family are receiving instructions from the nurse. The nurse teaches the client that overdosing of cholinesterase inhibitor may result in cholinergic crisis. The client is taught about which signs and symptoms of cholinergic crisis?

• A) Decreased muscle strength and decreased salivation
• B) Increased salivation and sweating
• C) Muscle weakness and increased salivation
• D) Muscle spasticity and decreased salivation

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Definitions:

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample set of data, used as an estimate of the population mean.

Sampling Distribution

The chance distribution associated with a statistic, formulated by extensive samples sourced from a defined population.

Standard Deviation

A metric indicating the degree of spread or diversity among a collection of numbers, determined by taking the square root of the variance.

Sample Mean

The average of a sample set of data, representing an estimate of the population mean.