A Man Who Sustained a Cervical Spinal Cord Injury 2

question 52

Multiple Choice

A man who sustained a cervical spinal cord injury 2 days ago suddenly develops severe hypertension and bradycardia.He reports severe head pain and blurred vision.The most likely explanation for these clinical manifestations is that he is:

• A)experiencing acute anxiety.
• B)developing spinal shock.
• C)developing autonomic hyperreflexia.
• D)experiencing parasympathetic areflexia.

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