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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Autores principales: French, David M., Bridges, E. Page, Hoskins, Matthew C., Andrews, Charles M., Nelson, Cecil H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849328
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.5.33404
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author French, David M.
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Nelson, Cecil H.
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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 pubmed-59651962018-05-30 Myasthenic Crisis In Pregnancy French, David M. Bridges, E. Page Hoskins, Matthew C. Andrews, Charles M. Nelson, Cecil H. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report 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. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017-10-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5965196/ /pubmed/29849328 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.5.33404 Text en © 2017 French et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849328
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