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Myasthenia Gravis: Symptoms & Treatments

Myasthenia gravis is characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue due to disrupted communication between nerves and muscles, with no cure but available treatments to manage symptoms. Key treatments include medications like pyridostigmine, corticosteroids, and immunosuppressants, along with careful monitoring for side effects. Nursing management involves evaluating patient responses, ensuring safety, and providing education on medication compliance.

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Myasthenia Gravis: Symptoms & Treatments

Myasthenia gravis is characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue due to disrupted communication between nerves and muscles, with no cure but available treatments to manage symptoms. Key treatments include medications like pyridostigmine, corticosteroids, and immunosuppressants, along with careful monitoring for side effects. Nursing management involves evaluating patient responses, ensuring safety, and providing education on medication compliance.

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MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

Characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles


under your voluntary control. .

CAUSE
breakdown in the normal communication between
.
nerves and muscles.

There is no cure for myasthenia gravis, but


treatment can help relieve signs and
symptoms
Nursing Management
Medication management neuromuscular junctio
·
Pyridostigmine - Ach in

inhibit immone system


·
corticosteroids -

Alter immure system


Immunosuppressant
-

·
Risk of infection
-

- for bradycardia
·
Atropine Heart rate ,

diagnosis
· Tensilon (Edrophonium - for
of
- muscle stimulation Myasthenia
Gravis
-
improve strength
Muscle Spasm
-
over use /muscle fatigue
Drug Management
-

* Direct Acting Skeletal


Muscle Relaxant
antiolence prevents
·
-

muscle from

Children
· should
close contracting
be calculated by body weight

dowsiness
with caution / can cause
·
Adults -

and confusion
Drugs for Parkinsonism
drug of Choice
Levodopa-
-

·
replacement therapy
antiviral dug
Amantadine
-
·
↑ release ofdopamine

binds to post
·
Apomorphine- Synaptic dopamine
receptor
Interactions :

Stop MANI duas before


starting dopaminergic
therapy
·

Pyridoxine/By Phenytoin
↓ levodopa therapy

· OTC Vitamins
Interventions
Nursing signs & Symptoms
·
Always Evaluate
meals to minimize Gl effects
Give dug with
·

Bowel movements
· Monitor

Monitor Liver & Kichey function


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Provide
·
safety measure

compliance
·

Ensure dog
Anti Cholinergic Agents
Example : Benztropine

Therapeutic Action
&
Reduces dooling secondary
-

Effects of Parkinsonism

·
Adjunct therapy for
Parkinsonism
that take longer to
·
For patients levodopa
respond t
Alzheimer's Disease
·
Drugs
-

Donpezil
- Galantamine
-
memantine
Nursing Interventions
Orient the Patient
·
Positive feedback
Explain Simply
·

close observation

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