While reviewing the male patient’s history in the chart above, the nurse becomes

4 -- This patient should receive a cardiovascular assessment. The patient has an increased risk of being diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease because the patient has two family members that were diagnosed with cardiovascular disorders that developed early, when compared to other people. This patient does not necessarily have an increased risk of breast cancer because the patient’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer after the age of 50. The patient does not have an increased risk of prostate cancer because the patient’s uncle was diagnosed with prostate cancer after the age of 60. The patient does not have an increased risk of developing colon cancer because the patient’s sister was diagnosed with colon cancer after the age of 50.