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11 years ago
A 52-year-old obese male patient who is admitted with elevated triglycerides and a history of smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 20 years asks about his risk for coronary artery disease. What information should the nurse provide?
1. He is at risk for coronary artery disease.
2. He is not at risk for coronary artery disease.
3. He possesses all nonmodifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease that cannot be overcome.
4. He possesses all modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease that can be overcome.
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11 years ago
4. He possesses all modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease that can be overcome.
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11 years ago
1 -- Age is a nonmodifiable risk factor, while obesity, elevated triglycerides and smoking are modifiable risk factors. Together the risk factors place the patient at higher risk to develop coronary artery disease.
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