The Nurse Is Providing Health Education to a Patient Who

Multiple Choice

The nurse is providing health education to a patient who has a C6 spinal cord injury. The patient asks why autonomic dysreflexia is considered an emergency. What would be the nurses best answer?

A) The sudden increase in BP can raise the ICP or rupture a cerebral blood vessel.
B) The suddenness of the onset of the syndrome tells us the body is struggling to maintain its normal state.
C) Autonomic dysreflexia causes permanent damage to delicate nerve fibers that are healing.
D) The sudden, severe headache increases muscle tone and can cause further nerve damage.