The nurse is educating her patient about the risk of heart disease from metabolic syndrome. She knows metabolic syndrome is a cluster of the following symptoms: (Select all that apply.)
a. Elevated blood glucose
b. High waist circumference
c. History of smoking
d. Hypertension
e. Elevation serum cholesterol
ANS: A, B, D, E
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of medical conditions characterized by insulin resistance and the presence of obesity, abdominal fat, elevated blood glucose, triglycerides, serum cholesterol, and hypertension. Smoking is not part of the syndrome.
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