A client with a diagnosis of C-4 injury has been stabilized and is ready for discharge. Because this client is at risk for autonomic dysreflexia, he and his family should be instructed to assess for…

The correct answer is C. Headache and facial flushing. (A) Tachypnea is not a symptom. (B) Circumoral pallor is not a symptom. (C) Autonomic dysreflexia is an uninhibited and exaggerated reflex of the autonomic nervous system to stimulation, which results in vasoconstriction and elevated blood pressure. (D) Pallor and itching are…

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A client with a diagnosis of C-4 injury has been stabilized and is ready for discharge. Because this client is at risk for autonomic dysreflexia, he and his family should be instructed to assess for and report:

Options

ADizziness and tachypnea
BCircumoral pallor and lightheadedness
CHeadache and facial flushing
DPallor and itching of the face and neck

How the community answered

(42 responses)

A
10% (4)
B
5% (2)
C
79% (33)
D
7% (3)

Explanation

(A) Tachypnea is not a symptom. (B) Circumoral pallor is not a symptom. (C) Autonomic dysreflexia is an uninhibited and exaggerated reflex of the autonomic nervous system to stimulation, which results in vasoconstriction and elevated blood pressure. (D) Pallor and itching are not symptoms.

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#autonomic dysreflexia#C4 spinal cord injury#headache and flushing#patient education

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