A 27-year-old male arrives at the emergency department reporting a sudden severe-onset headache. Diagnostic studies confirm he is experiencing an intracerebral hemorrhage The nurse recognizes which risk factor for this condition in the patient's history?
1. The patient reports having a sprained ankle last week, for which he took ibuprofen.
2. The patient reports smoking a pack of cigarettes a day since he was 16 years old.
3. The patient is 27 years old.
4. The patient is male.
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Rationale 1: Ibuprofen use is not a specific risk for intracerebral hemorrhage.
Rationale 2: Smoking is a risk factor for the development of aneurysms.
Rationale 3: Aneurysms are more common in those over 40.
Rationale 4: Aneurysms are more common in women.
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