Autonomic dysreflexia

Potentially life-threatening condition that can occur in anyone with a spinal cord injury (SCI) at or above mid-thoracic level (T5-7).
Pathophys: autonomic nervous system overrxn
SCI → decreased sympathetic outflow → unopposed parasympathetic signals
Plasticity → overly sensitive to sympathetic triggers below SCI: bladder distention, bowel impaction, pressure ulcers, fractures, and other noxious stimuli below the level of injury
Symptoms
sudden/severe rise in BP
headache
flushing / sweating / chills
blurred vision
nasal congestion
anxiety
bradycardia
Treatment / management:
identify and remove the noxious stimuli
remove of tight-fitting garments
elevate the head of the bed (orthostatically lowers blood pressure)
monitor blood pressure, administer antihypertensive medications

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What kind of Spinal Cord injury are you referring too? what about curved lumbar disc ( Lumbar Stenosis? Thanking you for your help in answering my questions!🙏🇺🇸

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Can this AI speak slower “ Please 🙏 Thank you 🙏

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What about the Pain Relief 🥲 what type of medications are used for all these problems, l have been suffering from this for years and years ! Finally l found my problem! how come Doctors have never known this ? 😢🙏🇺🇸