A Patient with a Spinal Cord Injury Is Recovering from Spinal

question 32

Multiple Choice

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?

• A) autonomic dysreflexia
• B) autonomic crisis
• C) autonomic shutdown
• D) autonomic failure

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The variable in a study that is expected to change in response to changes in the independent variable, often measured to assess the effect of a treatment.

Experimental Group

The group in an experiment that receives the treatment or condition being tested, as opposed to the control group.

Control Group

In scientific research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a baseline to compare the effects of the treatment.

Low-Fat Diet

A nutrition plan focusing on reducing the intake of fats, particularly saturated fats and trans fats, for health reasons.