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medication in order to prevent side effects. Flaccid paralysis resulting from cholinergic crisis can be distinguished from
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can be thought of as a subset of cholinergic crisis, as it also involves excessive parasympathetic stimulation.
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As a result of cholinergic crisis, the muscles stop responding to the high synaptic levels of ACh, leading to
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The neuromuscular junction, where the brain communicates with muscles (like the
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Contamination with - or excessive exposure to - certain chemicals including:
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Some elements of the cholinergic crisis can be reversed with
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Cholinergic toxicity, cholinergic poisoning, SLUDGE syndrome
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This crisis may be masked by the concomitant use of
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drug is given to reverse surgical muscle paralysis.
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Index

Cholinergic toxicity
neuromuscular junction
acetylcholine
AChE
enzyme
flaccid paralysis
respiratory failure
organophosphate poisoning
bronchial
miosis
atropine
cholinesterase inhibitor
myasthenia gravis
edrophonium
symptoms
cholinergic
Salivation
salivary glands
Lacrimation
lacrimal glands
Urination
internal sphincter muscle of urethra
detrusor muscles
Defecation
Gastrointestinal distress
Smooth muscle
gastrointestinal problems
Emesis
Miosis
pupillary constrictor muscles

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