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A Patient with Myasthenia Gravis Is Taking Pyridostigmine (Mestinon)

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A patient with myasthenia gravis is taking pyridostigmine (Mestinon) . When teaching about this medication, the nurse should instruct the patient to immediately report which conditions?. Select all that apply.


Definitions:

Repolarization

The restoration of the membrane potential to its resting state after depolarization in excitable cells.

Afterpotential

The changes in membrane potential that occur after an action potential, often influencing the neuron's excitability.

Voltage-Gated Channel

A type of ion channel that opens or closes in response to changes in membrane potential.

Chemical Synapse

A specialized junction through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells, allowing ion or molecule movements that facilitate neurotransmission.

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