You have a patient with a spinal cord transection at the C5 level. Answer the following questions about that patient. a. You ask the patient to close their eyes and use a reflex hammer to tap their patellar tendon. Will you observe a stretch reflex and if so will it be normal? Explain your answer fully. b. Will the patient know when you tapped the patellar tendon if their eyes remain closed? Explain your answer fully.
You have a patient with a spinal cord transection at the C5 level. Answer the following questions about that patient. a. You ask the patient to close their eyes and use a reflex hammer to tap their patellar tendon. Will you observe a stretch reflex and if so will it be normal? Explain your answer fully. b. Will the patient know when you tapped the patellar tendon if their eyes remain closed? Explain your answer fully.
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You have a patient with a spinal cord transection at the C5 level. Answer the following questions about that
patient.
a. You ask the patient to close their eyes and use a reflex hammer to tap their patellar tendon. Will you
observe a stretch reflex and if so will it be normal? Explain your answer fully.
b. Will the patient know when you tapped the patellar tendon if their eyes remain closed? Explain your
answer fully.
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