A patient is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Which of the following modifiable risk fac-tors would the nurse suggest the patient change?
a. Eating meat
b. Living arrangements
c. Drinking tomato juice
d. Smoking cigarettes
ANS: D
Cigarette smoking leads to vasoconstriction and should be the first behavior the patient changes. Eating meat alone would not lead to the development of coronary artery disease. The living ar-rangement of the patient's home would not lead to the development of coronary artery disease. Drinking tomato juice would not lead to the development of coronary artery disease.
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