The nurse suspects that a patient with a spinal cord injury is experiencing autonomic dysreflexia. Which findings will help the nurse determine the cause for this condition?
Select all that apply.
1. hypertension
2. kinked catheter tubing
3. respiratory wheezes and stridor
4. diarrhea
5. fecal impaction
Correct Answer: 2, 5
Autonomic dysreflexia can be caused by kinked catheter tubing, which allows the bladder to become full and triggers massive vasoconstriction below the injury site, producing the manifestations of this process. Fecal impaction can trigger autonomic dysreflexia. Hypertension is a manifestation of autonomic dysreflexia. Respiratory system changes and diarrhea do not cause autonomic dysreflexia.
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