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A Patient Diagnosed with a Spinal Cord Injury Experienced Spinal

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A patient diagnosed with a spinal cord injury experienced spinal shock lasting 15 days.The patient is now experiencing an uncompensated cardiovascular response to sympathetic stimulation.What does the nurse suspect caused this condition?


Definitions:

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, based on limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Neuron Theory

The principle that the nervous system is made up of discrete individual cells called neurons, which are the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system.

Axon Hillock

The conical structure at the junction between the axon and the neuron cell body where action potentials are generated.

Neural Bridge

A connection formed between different parts of the nervous system to facilitate communication or signal transmission.

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