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1. Symptoms and Complications of Pulmonary Embolism
   An embolus is a particle that travels in the blood vessels, includig veins or arteries. Most emboli are clots of blood cells. A blood clot that travels in the blood stream is called a thromboembolus. When an embolus travels through the blood vessels, it lodges there, blocking up the blood that ...
2. How to Diagnose and Treat a Stroke
   Symptoms of stroke appear suddenly and last only a few minutes or hours, but rarely more than 2 days. Everyone should be able to recognize the five main symptoms of stroke and seek immediate medical attention if any of these symptoms occur: • sudden paralysis or numbness of the face, arm ...
3. What Causes a Stroke?
   A stroke is characterized by a sudden loss of brain function due to an interruption of blood flow to the brain following an ischemic attack (caused by the formation of a blood clot) or hemorrhage stroke (caused by the rupture of a vessel and subsequent bleeding in or around the brain). The inte ...