UTI
UTI stands for?
What is: Urinary Tract Infection
What is Autonomic dysfunction
What is: A sudden raise in systolic blood pressure usually 20-40mmHg
What is incontience?
What is: Inability to control your bladder or bowels.
Why is pressure relief important
What is: reduces risk for pressure sores
What device can you use to help you with improving deep inspiratory/inhalation volume?
What is: incentive spirometer
Most common reason for an UTI?
What is: Catheterization
Why is AD considered a medical emergency
What is: It can cause stroke, seizures, heart attack, and potential death
What can you do to help gain independence with your bowels and bladder ?
What is: Start a Bowel/Bladder program with your medical team.
What is the recommended time for holding one set during pressure relief?
What is: 30-90s
What gender has the highest risk for SCI?
What is: Males
Name 3 Signs of an UTI
What is: Fever, nausea, fatigue, change in mental status, increased muscle spasms, excessive sweating, cloudy/smelly urine
Name 3 causes of AD
What is: Tight clothing, block in catheter, full bladder or bowel, UTI, pressure sores, menstruation, tight abdominal binder, tight shoes, ingrown toenail, and sexual intercourse
What adaptive tool can be used to help with urine retention?
What is: Catheter
T/F: Pressure is good for the skin it allows it to heal
What is: False, pressure decreases skin integrity increasing risk for infections and pressure sores.
SCI are most commonly caused by these three things?
What is: MVAs, Falls, Violence
Best way to prevent an UTI
What is: A consistent Bladder program
Signs and Symptoms of AD
What is: An increased BP, Slower HR, Blurred vision, sweating above level of injury
What are three ways to implement catheterization?
What is: Indwelling catheter (urethra), suprapubic catheter (bladder), and intermittent self catheter
T/F You can only get pressure sores on your buttock
What is: False, pressure sores can occur at any bony place on your body that has soft tissue present, including heels, shoulders, elbows, head/ears, and knees.
These muscles are important for transfers/functional tasks that require pushing and locking out of the elbows?
What is: Triceps
What is one way to reduce risk of infection for those who self cath?
What is: Washing your hands
What spinal cord level is most at risk for AD
What is: T6 and above
Damage to these spinal nerve roots reduce your ability to control bowel and bladder?
What is: S2-S4
T/F If a pressure sore is classified as stage 4 that means the tissue is fully intact and strong
What is: False, if a pressure sore gets to stage 4 that means it has severe damage extending to muscle, tendon or bone, and is at high risk for nerve damage and infection.
What spinal nerve roots innervate the diaphragm to help us breathe?
What is: C3-C4-C5