The nurse is providing teaching to a client with myasthenia gravis (MG) about management of the disease? Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
A)Perform physically demanding activities in the morning.
B)Anticipate the need for weekly plasmapheresis treatments.
C)Do frequent weight-bearing exercise to prevent muscle atrophy.
D)Protect the extremities from injury due to poor sensory perception.

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Muscles are generally strongest in the morning, and activities involving muscle activity should be scheduled then. Plasmapheresis is not routinely scheduled but is used for myasthenia crisis or for situations in which corticosteroid therapy should be discontinued. There is no decrease in sensation with MG, and muscle atrophy does not occur because muscles are used during part of the day.

The Nurse Is Providing Teaching to a Client with Myasthenia