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A patient who had a spinal cord T4 injury two years ago calls 911 for a pounding headache, blurred vision, and flushing. On your arrival, her vital signs include a blood pressure of 240/120 and pulse of 58. What is this condition called?
 
  A) Autonomic hyperreflexia syndrome
  B) Spinal shock
  C) Malignant hypertension
  D) Brown-Squard syndrome

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The young pediatric patient is more prone to head injury because:
 
  A) the skull is still cartilaginous and remains weak in structure.
  B) the chest muscles are weak and cannot support the head.
  C) the head is proportionately heavier and the neck muscles weaker.
  D) the brain is smaller and floats within the larger skull.
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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
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