ABSTRACT
Question 35 A 46-year-old man is admitted to the neurology unit with rapidly worsening fatigable weakness and recent onset of difficulty breathing. It is thought he is having a myaesthenic crisis, and diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is made. Which of the following is a feature of myasthenia gravis? Please choose the single best answer from the following answers: 1) Marked sensory disturbance 2) No response to administration of edrophonium 3) Presence of a thymoma 4) Presence of antibodies to voltage-gated calcium channels. 5) Weakness worse first thing in the morning
Question 36 Which of the following clinical features is not seen in myasthenia gravis? Please choose the single best answer from the following alternatives: 1) Diplopia 2) Dry mouth 3) Dysphagia 4) Muscle wasting 5) Ptosis
Diagnoses: EMQs Select the most likely diagnosis for each of the clinical scenarios that follow. Each answer may be used once, more than once or not at all.
