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vicky

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__________ a medical emergency during which blood supply to the heart is interrupted, causing the cells of the affected part of the heart to die; more commonly known as a heart attack
 
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__________ a medical emergency involving the formation of a clot in a vein deep within the body, most commonly a lower extremity; causes severe pain, redness, significant warmth and swelling of the affected area, engorgement of superficial veins of the affected limb, and can lead to a pulmonary embolism if the clot dislodges and travels to the lung
 
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ndhahbi

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

myocardial infarction

Answer to Question 2

deep vein thrombosis


vicky

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Excellent

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