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Respiratory Therapist

Category - Patient Evaluations and Recommendations

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A patient with what disease would benefit from having baseline PFTs to monitor if the condition that is affecting respiratory function?

Diabetes mellitus
Myasthenia gravis
Kussmaul disease
Neuropathy

Explanation

Answer: B - A patient with myasthenia gravis would benefit from having baseline PFTs to monitor the condition’s effect on patient’s respiratory function.

Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the skeletal muscles of the body. It is caused by a defect in the transmission of nerve impulses to muscles.

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