The nurse is teaching a patient with myasthenia gravis how to recognize a cholinergic crisis.What manifestations should the nurse include in this teaching? (Select all that apply.)

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Symptoms of cholinergic crisis can be remembered with the acronym SLUDGE: salivation,lacrimation,urination,diarrhea,gastrointestinal cramping,and emesis.A severe crisis has been described as "liquid pouring out of every body orifice." D.Difficulty speaking is not a manifestation of a cholinergic crisis.

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