A Patient Is Admitted to the Neurologic ICU with a Spinal

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the neurologic ICU with a spinal cord injury. When assessing the patient the nurse notes there is a sudden depression of reflex activity in the spinal cord below the level of injury. What should the nurse suspect?

A) Epidural hemorrhage
B) Hypertensive emergency
C) Spinal shock
D) Hypovolemia