SPINE - trauma Flashcards
1
Q
An animal with urinary incontinence caused by a sacral spinal cord lesion will…
1.Have loss of pudendal nerve function, causing loss of detrusor muscle tone
2.Have reduced inhibition from the reticulospinal tracts, causing spasm of the striated urinary sphincter
3.Will benefit from use of drug such as prazosin to increase tone in the smooth muscle sphincter
4.Will benefit from use of a parasympathomimetic drug such as bethanechol to increase detrusor tone
A
4.