[Expert Solution]: Adam, 70 years old, is admitted for…

Adam, 70 years old, is admitted for possible myasthenia gravis (MG). The nurse practitioner knows that MG is commonly seen in women between 20 and 40 years old. Adam, however, is experiencing an ocular form of MG, has dysphonia, and does not have any thymus abnormalities. Adam asks why the nurse practitioner thinks he has MG since he is older and this is a “young person’s disease.” Which of the following is the best response? Signs and symptoms of illness are the same for each disease regardless of age. Some diserses have different symptoms in different age and gender groups. I will order a comprehensive group of tests to make sure that you don’t have some other disease. This is a normal presentation of MG in older adults