Rehab

Question 1

Autonomic dysreflexia

Answer 1

Noxious stimuli below level of spinal lesion causes response- vasodilation above injury and constriction below.
Can cause severely elevated blood pressure, underlying cause must be treated

Question 2

What are the broad categories of bladder dysfunction?

Answer 2

Failure to store (decreased compliance or hyperreflexia)

Failure to empty: areflexia or hypo contractility

Question 3

Impairment vs disability

Answer 3

Impairment: Loss or abnormality of body structure

Disability: when impairment interferes with functioning

Question 4

What are some complications of prolonged immobility?

Answer 4

1. MSK: contracture a
2. Cardiovascular: orthostatic hypotension, DVT
3. GU: infection
4. Resp: decreased pulmonary function
5. GI: decreased appetite
6. Neuro: compression neuropathies