The nurse would assess for which risk factor in a patient hospitalized for a strangulated intestinal hernia?
1. Abdominal surgery
2. Hyperlipidemia
3. Intestinal infarctions
4. Family history
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Rationale 1: Surgical adhesions are a common etiology of strangulated hernias.
Rationale 2: There is no research to support an increased risk related to high blood cholesterol levels.
Rationale 3: Impairment of arterial blood flow resulting from the strangulation leads to ischemic infarctions.
Rationale 4: There is no research to support a genetic link for strangulated hernias.
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