A Client with Myasthenia Gravis Demonstrates Diplopia, Ptosis, and Dysphagia

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Multiple Choice

A client with myasthenia gravis demonstrates diplopia, ptosis, and dysphagia. The client is ordered to receive pyridostigmine bromide (Mestinon) . What would indicate a positive outcome?

• A) Increase in the ability to sleep
• B) Decrease in muscle weakness
• C) Increase in hemiparesis
• D) Decrease in metabolic rate

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Definitions:

Mammary Glands

Glandular organs located on the chest of females and some males, responsible for milk production.

Adipose Tissue

A type of connective tissue that stores fat and helps insulate the body and provide energy storage.

Cooper Ligaments

Fibrous connective tissues within the breast that maintain structural integrity and support breast shape.

Vulva

External genitalia of the female, composed of the mons pubis, the labia majora and minora, the clitoris, the vestibule of the vagina and its glands, and the opening of the urethra and of the vagina; also called pudendum.