CNA CHAPTER 6: Plegias (TYPES OF PARALYSIS)

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Paraplegia

lower half of the body paralyzed



<p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong>lower half of the body paralyzed</strong></span></p><p><br></p>
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Quadriplegia

Paralysis of limbs

<p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong>Paralysis of limbs</strong></span></p>
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Hemiplegia

Half of the body is paralyzed

<p>Half of the body is paralyzed</p>
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<p>lower half of the body is paralyzed</p>

lower half of the body is paralyzed

Paraplegia

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<p>paralysis of limbs</p>

paralysis of limbs

Quadriplegia

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<p>Half of the body is paralyzed</p>

Half of the body is paralyzed

Hemiplegia

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HOW CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT QUADRIPLEGIA IS?

QUAD - MEANS FOUR


A HUMAN HAS FOUR LIMBS


WHICH MEANS, IT IS THE PARALYSIS OF ALL FOUR LIMBS

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HOW CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT HEMIPLEGIA IS?

"Hemi" is a medical prefix meaning "half".


HEMIPLEGIA MEANS HALF OF THE BODY IS PARALYZED!!!

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WHAT MEANS THE LOWER HALF OF THE BODY IS PARALYZED???!?!?!

PARAPLEGIA

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WHAT DOES “QUAD” MEAN?

FOUR


THINK OF FOUR LIMBS

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WHAT DOES “HEMI” MEAN?

HALF


THINK OF HALF THE BODY