Ocular Myasthenia Gravis Crisis | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient with myasthenia gravis?

Yes

Has the patient developed?

• tachypnea?

Yes

• a decrease in forced vital capacity?

Yes

• tachycardia?

Yes

• a rapid worsening of primary myasthenic symptoms?

Yes

• a rapid progression of bulbar symptoms?

Yes

• a respiratory infection ?

Yes

Has the patient required an increasing dose of pyridostigmine?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of clinical findings that may indicate that a myasthenic crisis is imminent

Should you evaluate the patient for an imminent myasthenic crisis?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Myasthenia Gravis | Clinical Distinction from Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
- Clinical Classification of Myasthenia Gravis
Laboratory Tests
- Myasthenia Gravis | Clinical Distinction from Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
- Clinical Classification of Myasthenia Gravis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- Myasthenia Gravis Clinical Crisis
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- Myasthenia Gravis | Clinical Distinction from Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome

Therapy

Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation
- Myasthenia Gravis Clinical Crisis
Surgery
- Myasthenia Gravis | Predictors of Favorable Response to Thymectomy
- Myasthenia Gravis Following Thymectomy | Prognostic Factors

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
Disease Progression
- Clinical Classification for Myasthenia Gravis
- Myasthenia Gravis | Clinical Score
Complication Detection
- Myasthenia Gravis Clinical Crisis
Comorbid Conditions
- Clinical Classification for Myasthenia Gravis
- Myasthenia Gravis Clinical Crisis

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Red Flags for Imminent Myasthenic Crisis

Purpose: To identify clinical findings that may indicate that a myasthenic crisis is imminent based on the report of Spillane et al.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10