Myasthenic Crisis In Pregnancy
This case reviews the management of a 27-year-old pregnant female in myasthenic crisis. She presented to the emergency department in respiratory distress refractory to standard therapy, necessitating airway and ventilatory support and treatment with plasmapheresis. Myasthenic crisis in the setting o...
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| author | David M. French E. Page Bridges Matthew C. Hoskins Charles M. Andrews Cecil H. Nelson |
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| description | This case reviews the management of a 27-year-old pregnant female in myasthenic crisis. She presented to the emergency department in respiratory distress refractory to standard therapy, necessitating airway and ventilatory support and treatment with plasmapheresis. Myasthenic crisis in the setting of pregnancy is rare and presents unique management challenges for emergency physicians. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee40eb3a5c8c41ab8f66d704ff689c082022-12-21T20:01:27ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2017-10-011410.5811/cpcem.2017.5.33404cpcem-01-291Myasthenic Crisis In PregnancyDavid M. French0E. Page Bridges1Matthew C. Hoskins2Charles M. Andrews3Cecil H. Nelson4Medical University of South Carolina, Emergency Medicine, Charleston, South CarolinaGreenville Health System, Emergency Medicine, Greenville, South CarolinaMedical University of South Carolina, Emergency Medicine, Charleston, South CarolinaMedical University of South Carolina, Emergency Medicine, Charleston, South CarolinaMedical University of South Carolina, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Charleston, South CarolinaThis case reviews the management of a 27-year-old pregnant female in myasthenic crisis. She presented to the emergency department in respiratory distress refractory to standard therapy, necessitating airway and ventilatory support and treatment with plasmapheresis. Myasthenic crisis in the setting of pregnancy is rare and presents unique management challenges for emergency physicians.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2dg4t81m |
| spellingShingle | David M. French E. Page Bridges Matthew C. Hoskins Charles M. Andrews Cecil H. Nelson Myasthenic Crisis In Pregnancy Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| title | Myasthenic Crisis In Pregnancy |
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