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Myasthenia Gravis, Rebecca Wheeler
Myasthenia Gravis, Rebecca Wheeler
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Myasthenia gravis (MG), a neuromuscular and autoimmune disorder, is not completely understood by clinicians and scientists. The primary cause is thought to be anti-Acetylcholine receptor antibodies that attack the neuromuscular junction, causing destruction of post-synaptic junctional folds and blockade of the receptor. This causes frequent weakness and fatigability of voluntary muscles, making activities of daily living difficult for those living with MG. Although it is not an incredibly prevalent disease, the incidence is increasing in the United States due to better testing and diagnosis. Treatments are available, including cholinesterase inhibitors that raise the concentration of Acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction …
Myasthenia Gravis, Abbe R. Feaver
Myasthenia Gravis, Abbe R. Feaver
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by ocular, bulbar, facial, and skeletal muscle weakness due to a defect in the transmission of nerve to muscle impulses at the neuromuscular junction (Mestecky, 2013, p. 110). Approximately 14-20 in 100,000 people are diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in the United States (Leis, Moore, Kofler, Beric, De Visser, 2014, p. 112). Typically, diagnosis occurs in middle-aged adults with women generally acquiring the disease at a younger age than men (Mestecky, 2013, p. 110). MG has the potential to greatly affect the quality of life of a patient. Although the disease …
Identifying And Co-Managing The Hiv-Infected Adult: A Guidebook For Primary Care Clinicians, Jason Leider, Susan F. Lelacheur, Julie G. Stewart Dnp, Mph
Identifying And Co-Managing The Hiv-Infected Adult: A Guidebook For Primary Care Clinicians, Jason Leider, Susan F. Lelacheur, Julie G. Stewart Dnp, Mph
Nursing Faculty Publications
This guidebook was designed to help primary care clinicians improve their performance in terms of HIV identification and co-management. Surmounting barriers to opt-out screening, making an HIV diagnosis, and preventing transmission and opportunistic infections will be discussed, as will selection of initial therapy and considerations for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).