Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 33.4, Problem 1ET
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The diseases that causes these symptoms in bill and give reason with proper explanation.

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Bill is a male, and he has high blood pressure and is moderately obese but healthy, and was rushed to the hospital because he had complained of severe headache then after few hours his speech became slurred and one side of his body became numb and weak. Bill may have some problem in heart according to the symptoms.

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