The nurse is conducting a health maintenance physical for a school-age patient. Which finding in the family medical history would necessitate the need for further evaluation if the patient would like to participate in soccer?
1) Mother is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
2) Father died of massive heart attack at the age 34 years
3) Maternal grandfather died of end-stage renal failure at the age 66 years
4) Sibling is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ANS: 2
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