Of all of B.T.'s behaviors, which one is the most significant in promoting cardiac disease?
What will be an ideal response?
Without question, his smoking is the riskiest. According to the American Heart Association, a
smoker's risk of developing CAD is two to four times higher than that of nonsmokers. Those who
smoke a pack of cigarettes per day have more than twice the risk of nonsmokers for MI.
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An OB manager is interviewing a registered nurse for a labor and delivery position
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