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A Patient Is Admitted with Injuries Sustained in a Fall

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A patient is admitted with injuries sustained in a fall. During the nurse's first assessment upon admission, the findings are: blood pressure 90/60 (as compared to 136/66 in the emergency department) , flaccid paralysis on the right, absent bowel sounds, zero urine output, and palpation of a distended bladder. The nurse realizes that these findings are consistent with which condition?


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