The nurse takes special care to be gentle in caring for patients with spinal cord injuries to avoid stimulating the autonomic nervous system and triggering an episode of:
a. paresis.
b. heterotopic ossification.
c. postural hypotension.
d. autonomic dysreflexia.
D
Autonomic dysreflexia is caused by a reflex action of the autonomic nervous system.
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