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What Is Autonomic Dysreflexia? autonomic dysreflexia (AD), also known as hyperreflexia, refers to an overactiveAutonomic Nervous System, which causes an abrupt onset of excessively high http://www.unitedspinal.org/pages.php?catid=238&pageid=702&text=
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Factsheet #17: What Is Autonomic Dysreflexia? autonomic dysreflexia (AD), also known as Hyperreflexia, How do I recognizeautonomic dysreflexia? Common sources of autonomic dysreflexia. What to do. http://www.makoa.org/nscia/fact17.html
Extractions: Translate this page with InterTran (tm) Deutsche Français Español Portuguese Japanese (Shift JIS) Finnish Italiano Svensk Russian/Ðóññêèé (CP 1251) Nederlands Brasileiro Danske Íslenska Norsk Croatian/hrvatski (CP 1250) Hungarian/Magyar (CP 1250) Polish/polski (CP 1250) Czech/ceski (CP 1250) Bulgarian (CP 1251) Romanian Serbian/srpski (Latin) Slovenian/slovenski (CP 1250) Greek/Åëëçíéêüò Welsh/'n Cymraeg Factsheet #17: What is Autonomic Dysreflexia? Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD), also known as Hyperreflexia, is a potentially dangerous complication of spinal cord injury (SCI). In AD, an individual's blood pressure may rise to dangerous levels and if not treated can lead to stroke and possibly death. Individuals with SCI at the T-6 level or above are at greater risk. AD usually occurs because of a noxious (irritating) stimulus below the level of the injury. Symptoms include headache, facial flush, perspiration, and a stuffy nose. AD occurs primarily because of an imbalance in the body systems which control the blood pressure. The human body is an incredibly complicated and beautifully balanced machine. There are balances to each system of the body, including the blood pressure. One of the major ways the body controls blood pressure is by tightening or relaxing little muscles around the blood vessels. When the muscles contract, the blood vessels get smaller and blood pressure increases. Imagine a garden hose with water streaming through it; when you put your thumb over the opening of the hose, reducing the opening for the water to flow through, the water shoots out at a higher pressure. Similarly, when the blood vessels are smaller, the blood rushes around your body at higher pressure.
Nursing: How Do I Respond To Autonomic Dysreflexia? Full text of the article, How do I respond to autonomic dysreflexia? from Nursing,a publication in the field of Health Fitness, is provided free of http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3689/is_200302/ai_n9195009
Extractions: Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. A 19-year-old man who suffered a spinal cord injury (SCI) at T6 about 5 months ago came to our ED recently. He was anxious and diaphoretic and complained of a pounding headache and blurred vision. His pulse was 62 and his BP was 190/100. He had no history of cardiac problems but said he'd had difficulty with self-catheterization during the last 2 days. The ED physician suspected autonomic dysreflexia. What causes this and how is it treated?-S.T., N.C. Jennifer Kim, RN, CS, MSN, replies:
Autonomic Dysreflexia autonomic dysreflexia is a pathologic response to pain or other noxious stimuli,and is characterized by hypertension, bradycardia and vasodilation above http://www.lhsc.on.ca/critcare/icu/edubriefs/dysreflex.html
Extractions: What is it? Pathophysiology Distention or contraction of the bladder or bowel, or stimulation of skin or pain receptors triggers a sympathetic response (from intact autonomic reflex arc) below the level of the lesion. The release of catecholamines causes vasoconstriction and hypertension. Hypertension stimulates baroreceptors in the carotid sinus, aorta and cerebral vessels. This causes the parasympathetic nervous system to be stimulated, which attempts to restore the BP back to normal. The heart rate decreases (vagal nerve), but inhibitory messages are unable to relax the blood vessels below the cord lesion. Vasoconstriction below the level of the cord injury causes the hypertension to persist.
Autonomic Dysreflexia distention, as a full bladder can trigger autonomic dysreflexia. Bladder distentionmay also reduce blood supply and increase the risk for infection. http://www.lhsc.on.ca/critcare/icu/edubriefs/bladder.html
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What Is Autonomic Dysreflexia? Information on autonomic dysreflexia to aid individuals with spinal cord injuriesand their friends and families. http://www.sci-illinois.org/Pages/factsheets/literature/AutonomicDysreflexia.htm
Extractions: (click on highlighted text for website information) AD occurs primarily because of an imbalance in the body systems, which control the blood pressure. The human body is an incredibly complicated and beautifully balanced machine. There are balances to each system of the body, including blood pressure. One of the major ways the body controls blood pressure is by tightening or relaxing little muscles around the blood vessels. When the muscles contract, the blood vessels get small and blood pressure increases. Imagine a garden hose with water streaming through it; when you put your thumb over the opening of the hose, reducing the opening for the water to flow through, the water shoots out at a higher pressure. Similarly, when the blood vessels are smaller, the blood rushes around your body at higher pressure. When a noxious stimulus occurs, a reflex is initiated that causes the blood vessels to constrict and raises the blood pressure. In an intact spinal cord, this same stimulus also sets in motion another set of reflexes that moderates the constriction of blood vessels. However, in someone who has SCI at the T-6 level or above, the signal, which tells the blood vessels to relax cannot get through the spinal cord because of the injury. Some of the nerves at the T-6 level also control the blood flow to and from the gut, which is a large reservoir of blood. Uncontrolled activity of these nerves may cause the blood from the gut to flow into the rest of the blood system. The result is that blood pressure can increase to dangerous levels and the increase in blood pressure must be controlled by outside means.
Early Autonomic Dysreflexia Spinal Cord is the official journal of the International Spinal Cord Society.It provides complete coverage of all aspects of spinal injury and disease. http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/sj.sc.3100996
Extractions: NATURE.COM NEWS@NATURE.COM NATUREJOBS NATUREEVENTS ... Help SEARCH my account e-alerts subscribe register ... Site features NPG Subject areas Access material from all our publications in your subject area: Biotechnology Cancer Chemistry NEW! Dentistry Development Drug Discovery Earth Sciences ... Physics April 2000, Volume 38, Number 4, Pages 229-233 Table of contents Previous Abstract Next PDF Article Early autonomic dysreflexia J R Silver The Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden, Bucks, UK Correspondence to: J R Silver, Consultant in Spinal Injuries, The Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden, Bucks, UK Abstract Introduction: During the stage of spinal shock the conventional view is that autonomic activity is abolished. Here, evidence is presented that autonomic activity is still present. Patients: Four patients with acute cord transactions are presented: one new case and three from the literature. Definitions: The definitions of spinal shock and autonomic dysreflexia are given. Methods: All four cases showed acute autonomic dysreflexia between 7 and 31 days after acute cord transection at a stage when the tendon reflexes were abolished. Results: Two cases showed a severe rise in blood pressure; the two earlier cases, before blood pressure was routinely recorded, profuse sweating. In two cases autonomic dysreflexia was obtained when the bladder was overdistended with 1000 ml and 1600 ml. In the other two cases it occurred in response to traumatic catheterisation. This was found when supramaximal stimuli were applied. It has not been recorded routinely as, with modern management, the bladder does not get overdistended or traumatised.
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Autonomic Dysreflexia SPINALCORD autonomic dysreflexia A possible life threatening situation Alert Card - autonomic dysreflexia autonomic dysreflexia occurs in spinal cord http://www.health-nexus.com/autonomic_dysreflexia.htm
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Tell Me About Autonomic Dysreflexia I have just started working with patients who have spinal injuries and would liketo know about autonomic dysreflexia. http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/musclesjoints/203007.html
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