During a routine physical examination, a client reports a close relative recently died from complications related to heart disease. The client requests information about her own risk for the development of heart disease
The nurse reviews the client's risk factors for the development of the disease. Which of the following risk factors associated with heart disease is modifiable? 1. Father died from coronary artery disease.
2. Client is 5'4? and weighs 282 pounds.
3. Client is 73 years old.
4. Client is a female.
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Rationale 1: Modifiable risk factors are those over which the client has some degree of control. Family history is a nonmodifiable risk factor.
Rationale 2: Modifiable risk factors are those over which the client has some degree of control. Obesity is a modifiable risk factor.
Rationale 3: Modifiable risk factors are those over which the client has some degree of control. Age is a nonmodifiable risk factor.
Rationale 4: Modifiable risk factors are those over which the client has some degree of control. Gender is a nonmodifiable risk factor.
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