CUA: Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction (2019): Difference between revisions
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***'''The normal BP in para and quadriplegics is low, usually 90-110 mmHg systolic. Elevation with autonomic dysreflexia symptoms classically begin with a 20 mmHg rise above baseline, well within normal range for a neurologic intact individual.''' | ***'''The normal BP in para and quadriplegics is low, usually 90-110 mmHg systolic. Elevation with autonomic dysreflexia symptoms classically begin with a 20 mmHg rise above baseline, well within normal range for a neurologic intact individual.''' | ||
=== | === Management === | ||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">An emergency in patients who have had a spinal cord injury''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">An emergency in patients who have had a spinal cord injury''' | ||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Initial therapy should focus on the removal of inciting factors (e.g. emptying of the bladder and removal of all urodynamic catheters in an SCI patient experiencing autonomic dysreflexia during UDS)''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Initial therapy should focus on the removal of inciting factors (e.g. emptying of the bladder and removal of all urodynamic catheters in an SCI patient experiencing autonomic dysreflexia during UDS)''' | ||