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Myasthenia Gravis MG - Auto-immune disease lack of nerve impulses from lack of acetylcholine (ACh). Antibodies attach to the ACh receptor (AChR) sites and obstruct the binding of ACh causing ineffective muscle contractions. This is systemic and respiratory muscles and upper body muscles most often effected. *Drugs actions: Blocks acetylcholine breakdown at the neuromuscular junction* Myasthenia Gravis (MG) frequent symptoms - dysphagia (difficulty chewing/swallowing) dysarthria-slurred spee...