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Bernana

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Which are modifiable risk factors?
 
  1. Obesity, blood pressure, smoking, and sedentary lifestyle
  2. Gender, smoking, blood pressure
  3. Diabetes, obesity, age
  4. Smoking, diet, genetics

Question 2

A 47-year-old male with a BMI of 32 does not smoke, has a blood pressure of 160/90, and a family history of diabetes and kidney disease.
 
  When preparing to perform primary prevention education for this patient, which non-modifiable risk factors should the nurse identify?
  1. Age, gender, and genetics
  2. Previously diagnosed disease processes
  3. Diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease
  4. Gender and family history



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Answer to Question 1

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Modifiable risk factors include those factors that are amenable to modification such as weight, blood pressure, exercise patterns, and smoking. Gender, age, and genetics are non-modifiable risk factors, which are not amenable to intervention.

Answer to Question 2

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Non-modifiable risk factors are defined as those identified risk factors that are not amenable to intervention. These would include age, gender, and genetics. The other options contain modifiable risk factors, which are amenable to modification.



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