A patient with a spinal cord injury is recovering from spinal shock. The nurse realizes that the patient should not develop a full bladder because what emergency condition can occur if it is not corrected quickly?
1. autonomic dysreflexia
2. autonomic crisis
3. autonomic shutdown
4. autonomic failure
Correct Answer: 1
Autonomic dysreflexia is triggered by stimuli that would normally cause abdominal discomfort, by stimulation of pain receptors, and by visceral contractions. The most common cause is a full bladder. Autonomic crisis, autonomic shutdown, and autonomic failure are not terms used to describe common complications of spinal injury associated with bladder distention.
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