Sherpath-
Spinal Cord
Injury test
questions
and
answers
Incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) results in
which kind of spinal cord function? - answer
, Mixed loss of voluntary motor activity and
sensation
A patient suffered a gunshot wound (GSW)
near T2 that results in a hematoma causing
compression of the spinal cord with loss of
proprioception, but intact temperature and
pain sensation in the legs. Which type of
incomplete spinal cord injury might the
patient start showing signs of? - answer
Posterior cord syndrome
Spinal cord injury at the level of C4 results in
which kind of complications? - answer
Diaphragmatic breathing
A nurse is caring for a patient experiencing
spinal shock. Which clinical manifestation
would the nurse expect to see? - answer
Loss of sensation
What is the care goal of nonoperative
stabilization of a spinal cord injury (SCI)? -
answer Stabilizing the injured spinal
segment and decompression
Spinal Cord
Injury test
questions
and
answers
Incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) results in
which kind of spinal cord function? - answer
, Mixed loss of voluntary motor activity and
sensation
A patient suffered a gunshot wound (GSW)
near T2 that results in a hematoma causing
compression of the spinal cord with loss of
proprioception, but intact temperature and
pain sensation in the legs. Which type of
incomplete spinal cord injury might the
patient start showing signs of? - answer
Posterior cord syndrome
Spinal cord injury at the level of C4 results in
which kind of complications? - answer
Diaphragmatic breathing
A nurse is caring for a patient experiencing
spinal shock. Which clinical manifestation
would the nurse expect to see? - answer
Loss of sensation
What is the care goal of nonoperative
stabilization of a spinal cord injury (SCI)? -
answer Stabilizing the injured spinal
segment and decompression
