Autonomic Dysreflexia
Taxonomy II: Coping/Stress Tolerance—Class 3Neurobehavioral Stress (00009)[Diagnostic Division: Circulation]Submitted 1988Definition: Life-threatening, uninhibited sympathetic response of the nervous system to a noxious stimulus after a spinal cord injury [SCI] at T7 or aboveRelated FactorsBladder or bowel distention; [catheter insertion, obstruction, irrigation]Skin irritationLack of client and caregiver knowledge[Sexual excitation][Environmental...
