A 50-year-old man presents after diving into shallow water while intoxicated. You are concerned he may have a spinal cord injury. He has an isolated neck injury with weakness of both upper and lower limbs. His GCS is 15, pulse 60/min and blood pressure 70/40 mmHg.
Complete the table by providing discriminatory examination findings for each clinical syndrome.
(Marked out of 4.0)
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Name the pathophysiological phenomenon and explain the mechanism of his haemodynamic disturbance.
(Marked out of 2.0)
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State two specific therapies you could use to manage this problem.
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List three other complications of cervical spinal cord injury that may occur in the ED. For each, state how you would manage it.
(Marked out of 3.0)
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