autonomic dysreflexia Flashcards
1
Q
who
A
patients who have at spinal cord injury at, or above, T6 spinal level
2
Q
what happens
A
afferent signals (usual tigers = faecal impaction, urinary retention) cause sympathetic spinal reflex but the mediatory parasympathetic response is prevented by cord lesion
result is imbalance physiological response
3
Q
features
A
extreme htn
flushing + sweating above level lesion
agitation
4
Q
Mx
A
removal/gain control of stimulus
Rx htn/bradycardia
