You are obtaining the past medical history from the family of an elderly patient with an altered mental status who suffered sudden onset of right-side weakness. Which of these statements made by the patient's family member should you recognize as increasing the patient's risk of stroke?
A) "She takes an aspirin every morning."
B) "Her blood pressure runs low."
C) "She has a history of migraines."
D) "She has an irregular heartbeat."
D) "She has an irregular heartbeat."
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
ICD-9-CM uses symbols to indicate when a code's meaning has been altered.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)