Spinal Cord Injury

Question 1

brain to the body

Answer 1

afferent motor fibers

Question 2

PDA

Answer 2

posterior, dorsal, afferent

Question 3

body to bring

Answer 3

efferent motor neurons

Question 4

AVE

Answer 4

anterior, ventricular efferent

Question 5

hyperflexion

Answer 5

forward

Question 6

hyperextension

Answer 6

backward

Question 7

compression from the top or bottom (pool, fall)

Answer 7

axial loading, vertical compresssion

Question 8

you cannot assess

Answer 8

primary injury.

Question 9

when can you assess primary injury

Answer 9

return of reflexes

Question 10

no motor, sensory, and reflex activity at the level of injury and below

Answer 10

spinal shock

Question 11

disruption of sympathetic nervous system

Answer 11

neurogenci shock

Question 12

signs of neurogenic shock

Answer 12

brady cardia, hypotension, peripheral vasodilation, decreased CO

Question 13

different between neurogenic and hypovolemic shcok

Answer 13

neuro has brady cardia

Question 14

Up to c6

Answer 14

quadriplegia (tetraplegia)

Question 15

were is SC injury usually located to get autonomic dysreflexia

Answer 15

T6 or above

Question 16

high BP and low pulse

Answer 16

neurogenic dysrefelxia

Question 17

2nd common cause of death among chronic SCI

Answer 17

neurogenic shock

Question 18

patho of neurogenic shock

Answer 18

CV compromise. T6 or above. Peripheral vasodilation below leel of injury leads to hypotension and decreased CO, orthostatic hypotension, pooling of blood in teh peripheral, vascular system leads to DVT and PE

Question 19

treatment for neurogenic shock

Answer 19

atropine, norepi, dopamine, dubutamine

Question 20

which injury causes respiratory issues

Answer 20

T12 and above

Question 21

injuries above? paralysis of diaphragm (phrenic nerve) and likely intubation and vent

Answer 21

above C4

Question 22

five point grading scale for muscles

Answer 22

4 push hand, 3 raise to gravity, 2 move with no gravity, 1 trace,