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 which condition?
a. Paresis
b. Heterotopic ossification
c. Postural hypotension
d. Autonomic dysreflexia
ANS: D
Autonomic dysreflexia is a sudden and extreme elevation in blood pressure caused by a reflex action of the autonomic nervous system. It is the result of stimulation of the body below the level of the spinal cord injury.
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