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crisis - an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; they went bankrupt during the economic crisis. Dunkirk - a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat; the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there.
Myasthenic crisis is a life-threatening condition, which is defined as weakness from acquired myasthenia gravis that is severe enough to necessitate intubation or to delay extubation following surgery [ 1 ]. The respiratory failure is due to weakness of respiratory muscles.