6 Questions
Which invasive assessments may be required for patients with cardiac abnormalities?
Echocardiography
What should be initiated to address sympathetic excess or deficiency in these patients?
Direct-acting vasodilators
What is the reported perioperative mortality rate for patients after spinal cord transection?
20%
Which of the following is a common feature of all syndromes with hypofunction of the sympathetic nervous system?
Orthostatic hypotension
What can cause orthostatic hypotension and decreased beat-to-beat variability in heart rate in patients with hypofunction of the sympathetic nervous system?
Deficient intravascular volume
What is a potential complication often seen in patients with hypofunction of the sympathetic nervous system?
Renal amyloidosis
Test your knowledge about disorders of the sympathetic nervous system, including Shy-Drager syndrome, Riley-Day syndrome, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, Gill familial dysautonomia, diabetic dysautonomia, and dysautonomia of spinal cord transection. Find out if you can identify hypofunction or aberration in function of the sympathetic nervous system (dysautonomia).
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