Spinal cord injury: Quad

_____________________ occurs in patients with injuries above T6.

• Autonomic dysreflexia

• Agnosia

• Global aphasia

Autonomic responses are discharged as a result of a noxious sensory stimulus applied _________ level of the lesion.

• Below the

• Same

• Above the

Which of the following is NOT a cause of autonomic dysreflexia?

• Bowel and bladder distension

• Pressure sores

• Kidney dysfunction

• Environmental temperature changes

• Headaches

A usual symptom of autonomic dysreflexia is ______________.

• Hypertension

• Hypotension

Decreased skeletal muscle action in L/E’s causes _______________.

• Venous pooling

• Arterial pooling

Do NOT allow a patient to drop below ________________, it may result in CARDIAC ARREST.

• 70/40 mm Hg

• 65/30 mm Hg

• 60/25 mm Hg

Which of the following is NOT a treatment for postural hypotension?

• Abdominal binder

• Ted hose

• Increased fluid intake

• Medication to increase BP

• Medication to increase heart rate

_________ can result from mechanical trauma, surgical intervention, poor handling or positioning.

• Pain

• Stinging

• Soreness

_______________ or phantom pain would include complaints of numbness, tingling, burning, shooting and aching pain and visceral discomfort.

• Dysethetic pain

• Nociceptive pain

• Acute pain

It is usually ___________ contractures if there is tight hamstrings (100 degrees max), and tight hip flexors.

• Flexion

• Extension