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A Patient Has Had a Complete Stroke as a Result

Question 6
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A patient has had a complete stroke as a result of a ruptured vessel in the left hemisphere.How should this patient's CVA be classified? A) Ischemic, embolic B) Hemorrhagic, subarachnoid C) Hemorrhagic, intracerebral D) Ischemic, thrombotic

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