Exam 23: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Your patient looks flushed and is complaining of a pounding headache.You suspect these symptoms may be indicative of autonomic dysreflexia.In this case all of the following would be appropriate responses EXCEPT

Which of the following can be used to help prevent postural hypotension when reacclimating to the vertical position?

Following SCI,spinal shock is characterized by

When training patient with paraplegia (T12 neurological level)to ambulate

Following an SCI,allowing some muscles to tighten/shorten may improve function.For example,in patients with tetraplegia

A patient with a C7 complete SCI would most likely

Which of the following injuries results in a lower motor neuron injury?

According the International Standards of Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury,an incomplete injury

You have just received a referral for a patient with a SCI.When you go to his room,he is in a halo device.Halo devices are

When sitting in their wheelchairs,patients with SCI should do pressure relief for 10 to 15 seconds

Which of the following impairments is NOT common following a spinal cord injury?

Autonomic dysreflexia typically occurs in patients with

According to the International Standards of Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury,

Central cord syndrome is typically characterized by

When doing lateral transfers,a patient with a complete SCI at C6

Which of the following is the best description of the head-hips relationship?

Which of the following statements is true with regard to exercise following an SCI?

According to data collected in the National Spinal Cord Injury Database,spinal cord injuries most commonly occur in

When treating a patient with mid- to low-level cervical injuries,a mat program

Pressure relief can be performed by