While assessing a patient before administering neostigmine for the treatment of myasthenia gravis, the nurse notices that the patient has greater muscle strength than when assessed 1 hour ago.
The nurse's interpretation of this assessment information is that:
1. the dose needs to be increased.
2. the medication schedule seems to be effective.
3. the patient will not require the next scheduled dose.
4. toxicity is impending.
Question 2
When toxicity results from irreversible cholinesterase inhibitors, it is usually a result of:
1. overdose of a prescribed medication.
2. drug interaction between a prescribed medication and an over-the-counter agent.
3. poisoning by organophosphates.
4. a genetic predisposition or lack of a degrading enzyme.
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