Cholinergic questions1. A 64-year-old client complains of excessive tiredness and weakness upon exertion.Myasthenia gravis is suspected. Which of the following drugs would be most useful for thechronic treatment of this disease?A. Pralidoxime(drug for organophosphate poisoning)B. Physostigmine (for glaucoma, delayed gastric emptying; antidote for atropine)C.Pyridostigmine(for muscle weakness in MG)D. Edrophonium(for diagnostic test of MG)E. Atropine(anti-muscarinic drug; for orgphos, pesticide poisoning)
2. A client (67 year old) is found to exhibit elevated intraocular pressure, and open-angleglaucoma is diagnosed. Her physician prescribes instillation into the eye of pilocarpineophthalmic solution every 6 hours. The anticipated effect of pilocarpine eye drops would be to:
