A patient has suffered a spinal cord injury. These patients are prone to having an exaggerated autonomic response triggered by what stimuli?
A) Listening to quiet music
B) Placing the patient in semi-Fowler's position
C) Voiding
D) Constipation
Ans: D
Feedback: A number of stimuli may trigger this reflex: distended bladder (most common cause), distention or contraction of the visceral organs (especially the bowel—constipation, impaction), or stimulation of the skin (tactile, pain, thermal stimuli, pressure ulcer).
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