What best describes Dysarthria?

Choice A: Sepsis is a serious infection that occurs when the body's immune system overreacts to an injury or illness. It can cause organ failure and death. People with spinal cord injury are more prone to sepsis because they may have impaired bladder and bowel function, skin breakdown, or reduced sensation that can lead to infections.

Choice B: Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a blood clot. It can cause chest pain, shortness of breath, and death. People with spinal cord injury are more at risk of pulmonary embolism because they may have reduced mobility, blood circulation, or breathing capacity that can promote blood clot formation.

Choice C: Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. It can cause fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. People with spinal cord injury are more susceptible to pneumonia because they may have weakened cough reflex, impaired lung function, or aspiration of food or saliva into the lungs.

Choice D: All of the above are major causes of death related to spinal cord injury. They can occur separately or together and can be prevented or treated with proper medical care and lifestyle modifications.

Choice A: Altered level of consciousness is not a sign/symptom of cerebral spinal fluid leakage, but rather a sign/symptom of increased intracranial pressure or brain injury.

Choice B: Painful headache is not a sign/symptom of cerebral spinal fluid leakage, but rather a sign/symptom of meningitis or sinusitis.

Choice C: Salty taste in their mouth, postnasal drip or clear fluid draining from the nose is a sign/symptom of cerebral spinal fluid leakage, as it indicates that the fluid is escaping from the brain or spinal cord through a tear or hole in the meninges or skull.

Choice D: All of the above is not correct, as only choice C is a sign/symptom of cerebral spinal fluid leakage.