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Two men, Moses and Harry, each experience strokes. Moses is overweight and has high cholesterol. His doctor had

warned him that his arteries have blockages in them, which puts him at risk for a stroke. Harry is not overweight, but h
has very high blood pressure, which his doctor had warned increases the risk of stroke. What most likely caused eaci
stroke?
Moses had a hemorrhagic stroke, and Harry had a ischemic stroke.
Moses had an ischemic stroke, and Harry had a hemorrhagic stroke.
Both Moses and Harry had ischemic strokes.
Both Moses and Harry had hemorrhagic strokes.

User Paho
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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Moses had ischemic stroke, & Harry had hemorrhagic

User Chris Hagan
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Answer:

According to each man's risk factors, what has most likely happened is that Moses had an ischemic stroke, and Harry had a hemorrhagic stroke.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is called stroke, and can be ischemic or hemorrhagic.

- Ischemic stroke or ICVD occurs when a brain artery becomes blocked and blood flow stops, causing damage to the part of the brain that does not receive blood. This occurs as a result of the formation of atheroma (fat) plaques that obstruct arterial blood flow, related to obesity and high cholesterol, as in the case of Moses.

- Hemorrhagic stroke or HCVD occurs due to the rupture of a cerebral artery, which produces bleeding in the brain or in the membranes that cover it. This also produces damage to some parts of the brain and the formation of hematomas. The most related risk factor is high blood pressure, as in Harry's case.

The other options are possible, although in the case raised the most likely is that Moses had an ischemic stroke and Harry a hemorrhagic stroke —due to their risk factors— which rules out the other possibilities.

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