1.0Knowlaxyhttps://knowlaxy.com/derich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vEriQYTh2e"><a href="https://knowlaxy.com/de/summaries/myasthenic-crisis/">Myasthenic Crisis</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://knowlaxy.com/de/summaries/myasthenic-crisis/embed/#?secret=vEriQYTh2e" width="600" height="338" title="„Myasthenic Crisis“ – Knowlaxy" data-secret="vEriQYTh2e" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script>Definition:Myasthenic crisis is a life-threatening exacerbation of myasthenia gravis (MG) characterized by worsening of myasthenic weakness that requires intubation or noninvasive ventilation. While the primary cause of respiratory failure is weakness of respiratory muscles, severe bulbar muscle weakness (especially oropharyngeal muscles) often accompanies it or may even be the predominant feature in some patients. When […]