Patient should be supine and flat.

Embolic events can be multiple and small, or single and massive

Embolic phenomena causes discoloration of the skin from an embolus. The embolus originates from an infected artery. It is a vascular phenomenon.

Embolic events happen when fragments of the tumor, or the thrombi attached to the outside of the tumor, are released and enter the blood stream.

Symptoms of an embolic stroke usually come on quite suddenly and are at their most intense right from the start, while symptoms of a thrombotic stroke come on more gradually.