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In a diving accident, the patient severely injured his cervical spinal cord at the level of C2. As a result, he became a/an ________ and was paralyzed from the neck down, including all four extremities.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Which is a bleeding disease, NOT related to genetics, in which blood clots use up platelets and fibrinogen so much that there is spontaneous bleeding from various places in the body?
 
  A) hemophilia A
  B) acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  C) disseminated intravascular coagulation
  D) mononucleosis



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Answer to Question 1

quadriplegic

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: A) This is a bleeding disease, but it is related to genetics.
B) This is not a blood clotting disease.
C) Correct
D) This is not a blood clotting disease.



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