The most likely rationale for body temperature fluctuations after cervical spinal cord injury is that the person has:
a. Developed bilateral pneumonia or a urinary tract infection.
b. Sustain sympathetic nervous system damage resulting in disturbed thermal control.
c. Sustained a head injury that damaged the hypothalamus’s ability to regulate temperature.
d. Developed septicemia from posttrauma infection.
Ans: b. Sustain sympathetic nervous system damage resulting in disturbed thermal control.
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