Myasthenia gravis: Myasthenia vs. cholinergic crisis

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 546-549

  Hetherington, Kelly A ^a   Losek, Joseph D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinergic crisis; Myasthenia crisis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; AZATHIOPRINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLOSPORIN; EDROPHONIUM; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LITHIUM; MACROLIDE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; PHENYTOIN; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; TETRACYCLINE; VECURONIUM; ACETYLCHOLINE; AUTOANTIBODY;

ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CHOLINERGIC CRISIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISORDER; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; IMMUNOLOGY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 23944514627     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000173353.76142.81     Document Type: Review

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