Question # 60

A nurse is caring for a patient with a spinal cord injury at the C4 level. Which of the following complications is the nurse most likely to monitor for in this patient?

Options:

A.

Respiratory distress due to paralysis of the diaphragm

B.

Difficulty with swallowing due to loss of gag reflex

C.

Impaired mobility due to lower extremity paralysis

D.

Autonomic dysreflexia due to damage to the sympathetic nervous system

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