BTK ABSITE 2023 - Trauma Part I with Dr. Matthew Martin
Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
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How Do You Diagnose Spinal Cord Injury?
With spinal shock, you lose your motor reflexes and basically the reflexes that are along the spinal cord. With neurogenic shock, you're losing your autonomic regulation so you'll get things like bradycardia or hypotension. Once they're out of spinal shock, whatever deficits they have are usually permanent. That's why it's an important part of the exam, especially with spine surgeons.
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