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NURSl 201/l NURS201l Midterml Examl –l Medicall Surgicall Nursingl |l WCUl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l myasthenial gravisl (MG)

Answer:

autoimmunel neuromuscularl disorderl characterizedl byl weaknessl ofl voluntaryl muscles

Etiology:

-causedl byl anl autoimmunel processl inl whichl antibodiesl attackl AChl receptorsl

Clinicall Manifestations:

-weaknessl ofl skeletall musclesl -firstl musclesl affectsl arel thel ocularl muscles,l causingl ptosisl inl 1l orl bothl eyesl andl doublel vision

Q:l Myasthenicl Crisis

Answer:

anl acutel exacerbationl ofl diseasel causedl byl inadequatel amountl ofl meds,l infectionl fatiguel orl stress.

Q:l Diagnosticl Studiesl forl MG

Answer:

-diagnosedl basedl onl historyl andl physicall examinationl -Tensilonl testl l -alsol helpsl diagnosel al cholinergicl crisisl whichl occursl duel tol anl excessivel cholinesterasel inhibition

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Q:l Nursingl Implementationl forl MG

Answer:

-assessl forl severityl byl askingl aboutl fatigue,l whatl bodyl partsl arel affectsl andl orl severelyl theyl arel affectedl -obtainl al thoroughl medicationl historyl

Objectivel Data:l RR,l O2l sat,l arteriall bloodl gas,l andl pulmonaryl function

Q:l amyotrophicl laterall sclerosisl (ALS)

Answer:

degenerativel disorderl ofl motorl neuronsl inl thel spinall cordl andl brainstem -5%l tol 10%l ofl ALSl casesl arel geneticl

Sings:

-weaknessl andl atropyl arel thel classicl signl ofl ALsl -musclel wastingl -painl -sleepl disordersl -spasticityl -hyperreflexia

Q:l Drugsl forl ALS

Answer:

Riluzole-l slowsl thel progressionl ofl ALSl -reducesl damagel tol motorl neuronsl byl decreasingl thel releasel ofl glutamatel inl thel brain

Q:l Nursingl Interventionsl ofl ALS

Answer:

ol Facilitatingl communication ol Reducingl riskl ofl aspiration ol Decreasingl painl secondaryl tol musclel weakness 2 / 3

ol Decreasingl riskl forl injuryl relatedl tol falls ol Providingl diversionall activitiesl suchl asl readingl andl humanl companionship ol Helpingl thel patientl andl familyl managel thel diseasel process,l tol includel grievingl relatedl tol lossl ofl motorl functionl andl ultimatelyl death

Q:l Bell'sl Palsy

Answer:

acutel usuallyl temporaryl faciall paresisl resultingl froml damagel orl traumal ofl thel faciall nervel -mostl commonl faciall nervel disorderl

Etiology:

-severall theoriesl -somel think:l heroes,l virall infectionl thatl leadsl tol neverl compressionl andl thel subsequentl clinicall features

Q:l Clinicall Manifestationsl ofl Bell'sl palsy

Answer:

-droopingl ofl thel eyelidl andl cornerl ofl thel mouth,l drooling,l faciall twitching,l drynessl ofl thel eyel orl mouth,l faciall numbness,l alteredl taste,l hearingl loss,l andl excessivel tearingl inl 1l eye

Q:l Diagnosticl studiesl ofl bellsl palsy

Answer:

-clinicall examinationl andl observingl thel typicall patternl -MRIl sndl CT

Q:l Guillian-Barrel Syndromel (GBS)

Answer:

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