Which finding should the nurse expect when assessing a 30-year-old man with cardiovascular disease?
A) History of smoking
B) Lack of exercise
C) Poor dietary habits
D) Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
D) Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
Explanation: A) Lifestyle factors associated with atherosclerosis include smoking, hypertension, heart disease, high levels of cholesterol and LDLs, diabetes, obesity, advanced age, and physical inactivity. Most lifestyle risk factors may be controlled by healthy dietary habits, regular exercise, and proper medical management. These risk factors do not typically lead to severe cardiovascular disease this early in life. People with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia develop severe cardiovascular disease in childhood and often die by their mid-30s.
B) Lifestyle factors associated with atherosclerosis include smoking, hypertension, heart disease, high levels of cholesterol and LDLs, diabetes, obesity, advanced age, and physical inactivity. Most lifestyle risk factors may be controlled by healthy dietary habits, regular exercise, and proper medical management. These risk factors do not typically lead to severe cardiovascular disease this early in life. People with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia develop severe cardiovascular disease in childhood and often die by their mid-30s.
C) Lifestyle factors associated with atherosclerosis include smoking, hypertension, heart disease, high levels of cholesterol and LDLs, diabetes, obesity, advanced age, and physical inactivity. Most lifestyle risk factors may be controlled by healthy dietary habits, regular exercise, and proper medical management. These risk factors do not typically lead to severe cardiovascular disease this early in life. People with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia develop severe cardiovascular disease in childhood and often die by their mid-30s.
D) The genetic nature of atherosclerosis is evidenced by people who inherit familial hypercholesterolemia, a condition in which the blood contains extremely high levels of cholesterol. People with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia develop severe cardiovascular disease in childhood and often die by their mid-30s.
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