Myasthenia gravis

1. An aura is typically a short period of sensory disturbance (e.g. a bright light) which signals that ___________ will soon occur. a. Migraine episode b. Seizure episode c. Hallucination episode d. All of the above e. A and B only 2. ____________ is the human form of mad cow disease which is caused by the consumption of contaminated beef from cattle. a. Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease b. Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease c. Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease d. Sporadic…

FLACCID DYSARTHRIA Flaccid Dysarthria is caused due to impairment of lower motor neurons. The conditions that cause Flaccid Dysarthria are physical trauma, brain stroke, tumors, myasthenia gravis, polio and viral or bacterial infections. Damage to the cranial nerves paralyses only one vocal fold. Thus the resultant speech is harsh and breathy and reduced in volume. Hypernasality and monopitch are other characteristics. 2. SPASTIC DYSARTHRIA…

medical abbreviation and finding their similarity to some order term. There are numerous of abbreviation that are similar to each other and some are very danger when the health team misunderstand them. There abbreviation are MG and mg. MG mean Myasthenia gravis and mg mean magnesium these two are dangerous because when the patient is being transfer to another room and there a written paper that says the patient has MG it could be misunderstand it as having mg. Therefore, the patient could be…

complication of neuromuscular diseases. It causes a respiratory failure which may lead to death (Bourke, 2014). RMW can be classified as acute (as seen in Guillain-Barré syndrome), chronic and relapsing (relapse) (as seen in multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis), or relentlessly progressive (as seen in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS]) (Ambrosino, Carpene, & Gherardi, 2009; Areeyapinan & Phanthumchinda, 2010; Berrih-Aknin, Frenkian-Cuvelier, & Eymard, 2014). Assessment and diagnosis of RMW…

Myasthenia gravis was an auto immune disorder, which had symptoms such as difficulty breathing, lifting objects, walking, fatigue, and weakness in other voluntary muscles also. Tests done to diagnose this disorder were MRI, EMG, and nerve conduction studies. This…

Mr. May is seen in the wheelchair at MCCRC on 02/17/2017. Mr. May was seen earlier in the week after a brief hospitalization for hypercalcemia. Lab studies were obtained and his calcium was down to 10.3, other electrolytes were generally okay, but much more worrisome was that his white count had fallen to 1.3. He was seen by Barbara Dean and Dr. Gray, his oncologist, yesterday, who have set up further chemotherapy for next Friday and a repeat office visit for 03/10 and have suggested that…

What is the difference between the upper and lower respiratory tracts? The upper airways or upper respiratory tract is the parts of the respiratory system lying above the glottis (Vocal cords) • Nose – External breathing organ. • Nasal passages, Inside the nose, the sticky mucous membrane lining the nasal cavity traps dust particles, and tiny hairs called cilia help move them to the nose to be sneezed or blown out • Paranasal Sinuses, - These air-filled spaces alongside the nose help make the…

I really found the chapters challenging this week! Every week, I am more amazed at how complex our bodies are. The amount of different systems, and processes needed to maintain homeostasis constantly. The complex way the body heals itself, is amazing as well. The first year of our lives, our skeletal system replaces itself 100 percent. The rest of our lives, it slows down to replacing about ten percent of itself yearly. That is a huge difference!! Bones remodel themselves in a lifelong process…

Difference: The difference in the upper respiratory and lower respiratory tract is their location . The organs of the upper respiratory tract are located outside the chest cavity, whereas the lower respiratory tract are located inside the chest cavity. Upper respiratory tract infection, are conditions that affects the nose, sinus, pharynx or larynx. Conditions commonly are • tonsillitis, • pharyngitis, • laryngitis,sinusitis, • otitis media, • common cold. These conditions are basically…

Ventilation The definition of Impaired Spontaneous Ventilation is decreased energy reserves resulting in an inability to maintain independent breathing adequate to support life (Ladwig, Ackley, & Makic Flynn, 2014). The patient suffering from Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and Gillian Barre Syndrome (GBS) have an autoimmune nervous system disorder, resulting in respiratory muscle weakness that can lead to Impaired spontaneous Ventilation. MG starts from the head and moves downward to the toes and…