medium · NCLEX-RN Physiological Adaptation
A nurse is caring for a client with a suspected cervical spinal cord injury following a diving accident. At 1400, the client's vital signs are: BP 84/42 mm Hg, HR 46/min, and RR 20/min. The client is warm and dry to the touch.
Which mechanism explains this clinical pattern?
- Increased intracranial pressure causing Cushing's triad.
- Compensated hypovolemic shock from internal hemorrhage.
- Acute adrenal insufficiency following traumatic stress.
- Loss of sympathetic tone and autonomic pathway disruption.
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