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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 he has very high blood pressure, which his doctor had warned increases the risk of stroke. What most likely caused each 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.

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Moses had an ischemic stroke, and Harry had a hemorrhagic stroke.

Explanation: Moses’s obesity, high cholesterol, and arterial blockages favor thrombosis/embolism causing ischemia. Very high blood pressure (Harry) predisposes to vessel rupture and intracerebral hemorrhage.