Which nursing assessment finding is most consistent with distributive shock from spinal cord injury (neurogenic shock)?
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Correct answer: Bradycardia, hypotension, and warm skin below injury
Neurogenic shock from spinal cord injury causes loss of sympathetic tone, producing vasodilation, hypotension, warm skin, and often bradycardia rather than the compensatory tachycardia seen in other shock types.
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