Question

Moore, A.S. & Shepard, L.H. (2014). Myasthenia gravis vs. guillain-barre? syndrome what’s the difference? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! 12 (4). 21-30. Initial Discussion Post: Select one (1) of the following Nursing Diagnoses: Impaired Spontaneous Ventilation Impaired Swallowing Care Giver Role Strain Address the following: Is the nursing diagnoses that you selected appropriate for the patient with a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre syndrome or both? Explain your answer. Provide an outcome for the nursing diagnosis that you selected making sure that is specific to the needs of the patient with myasthenia gravis or Guillain-Barre syndrome. Identify two (2) interventions that will help your patient with myasthenia gravis or Guillain-Barre syndrome reach the outcome for the nursing diagnosis.

Answer 1

Myasthenia gravis and Gullian Barre syndrome both are a nervous sytem disorder generally causing muscle weakness.The main symptoms are muscle weakness resulting in facial weakness,dysphagia,movement prooblem,optosis,breathing problem

Impaired swallowing is applicable for both the disease condition where the patient develops this symptoms with in weeks of diagnosis.

The main intervention is meeting the patients nutritional requirements.

Provide a propped up position while eating because this will prevent aspiration or choking.

Naso gastric feeding is necessary in later stage because patient loses the ability to swallow

Speech therapy simultaneously helps this patient to regin his motor movements.

Provide a liquid diet