A client suffered a spinal cord injury resulting in the loss of function to the arms and legs. This client would be diagnosed as having:
A) paraplegia.
B) hemiplegia.
C) ponoplegia.
D) tetraplegia.
Ans: D
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Tetraplegia describes paralysis of the arms and legs.
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