Professional Education: Emergency Management of Myasthenia Gravis: Overview for First Responders

Presenters:
Dr. Michael Hehir, University of Vermont Medical Center
Dr. Amanda Guidon, Massachusetts General Hospital
Session Description:
Myasthenia Gravis is a rare disease which causes fluctuating weakness in the voluntary muscle groups including breathing. MG may easily be mistaken for other neuromuscular diseases or the effects of substance abuse among other diagnoses. Myasthenic Crisis - a life threatening exacerbation of MG, can go unrecognized and possibly exacerbated by medical personnel unfamiliar with MG. This is a 30 minute presentation which covers the Emergency Management of Myasthenia Gravis for Nurses and First Responders. Points are illustrated by case examples. This presentation was developed by the Education Committee of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.
Duration: 30 minutes
Credit Available: 0.5 CNE for Nurses
Education Level: Introductory

[@DangerousEdge]

Thank you. My local hospital needs some serious educating about MG.

[@littletiger4u]

Excellent and precise!!!

[@rachelcitizen4703]

Great video!

[@punniyabalagalla4595]

thank you very much it is very usefull

[@tomg.1309]

Thanks for the info, my wife is having the deal with this; I'm trying to learn as much as possible. Is genetic editing a possible cure, i.e. CRISPR-Cas 9?

[@Jules_Diplopia]

Thanks.

[@Jules_Diplopia]

@@sarielsworldella1723 That is great for you. If you have a trauma trigger, then maybe you don't have MG?
Personally I have no traumas that could be triggers.

[@sarielsworldella1723]

@@Jules_Diplopia I never made this Comment, i am soo sorry!! someone got on my account and made this, I swear I would never say something like this, I am terribly sorry Ma'am

[@sarielsworldella1723]

@@Jules_Diplopia i personally don't even know what MG is, I can't stress enough how sorry I am that someone got on my account and said that, please forgive me, I am SOOO terribly sorry