The nurse is completing an assessment of a First Nations client. Recognizing the commonly seen health problems in Aboriginal peoples, the nurse observes for particular signs and symptoms of which one of the following conditions?
a. Hypertension
b. Parasitic infections
c. Tay-Sachs disease
d. Diabetes mellitus
D
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A Malignant hypertension is a genetic link seen in Black Canadians.
B Parasitic infections are often seen in immigrants from an area near the Nile River.
C Tay-Sachs disease is common among Ashkenazi Jews.
D Diabetes mellitus is considered to be an epidemic in progress for Canadian Aboriginal peoples. The presence of diabetes among Aboriginals is three to five times the national average, based on location, than in non-Aboriginal communities.
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