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An older adult male client is admitted to the cardiac ICU after suffering a heart attack.
 
  Upon taking a history after the client is stable, the nurse charts that he weighs over 275 pounds, has a history of heart disease in his family, suffers frequent stress at work, drinks alcohol daily, and smokes two packs of cigarettes daily. What are some modifiable risks factors for this client that has attributed to his heart attack? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Alcohol intake
  B) Smoking
  C) Stress
  D) Age
  E) Family history
  F) Sex
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6 years ago
Ans: A, B, C
The modifiable risk factors related to this client's heart attack include stress, alcohol intake, and smoking. These are things that a person can change. The others are nonmodifiable, as the client cannot change his age, family history, or sex.
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