Which finding would the nurse expect when assessing a patient with a spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage?
A) Neck stiffness and photosensitivity
B) Quadriparesis
C) Loss of sphincter control
D) Sensory loss below the lesion
A) Neck stiffness and photosensitivity
Explanation: A) Patients with spinal cord hemorrhage typically present with sudden, severe, localized back pain with or without radiculopathy. If the hemorrhage is intramedullary, the patient may experience hemiparesis, paraparesis, or quadriparesis; sensory loss below the lesion; and loss of sphincter control. A patient with spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage may have headache, neck stiffness, and photosensitivity.
B) Patients with spinal cord hemorrhage typically present with sudden, severe, localized back pain with or without radiculopathy. If the hemorrhage is intramedullary, the patient may experience hemiparesis, paraparesis, or quadriparesis; sensory loss below the lesion; and loss of sphincter control. A patient with spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage may have headache, neck stiffness, and photosensitivity.
C) Patients with spinal cord hemorrhage typically present with sudden, severe, localized back pain with or without radiculopathy. If the hemorrhage is intramedullary, the patient may experience hemiparesis, paraparesis, or quadriparesis; sensory loss below the lesion; and loss of sphincter control. A patient with spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage may have headache, neck stiffness, and photosensitivity.
D) Patients with spinal cord hemorrhage typically present with sudden, severe, localized back pain with or without radiculopathy. If the hemorrhage is intramedullary, the patient may experience hemiparesis, paraparesis, or quadriparesis; sensory loss below the lesion; and loss of sphincter control. A patient with spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage may have headache, neck stiffness, and photosensitivity.
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