Case Study: 3. Alan is a 58-year-old patient who has the following risk factors
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Question
Case Study: 3. Alan is a 58-year-old patient who has the following risk factors for cardiovascular disease: primary hypertension (treated with medication), cigarette smoking, inactive lifestyle, and occasionally eating foods high in sodium. Both of his parents died at young ages due to what Alan calls “heart troubles,” and his brother has high cholesterol. As his nurse, you know that risk factors for cardiovascular disease are fixed or modifiable. Give at least two examples of each. What is considered high risk for each variable? For modifiable risk factors, what can be done to reduce risk? How would you counsel Alan? (20 points)
Explanation / Answer
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease:-
Modifiable risk factors are :-
1. High blood cholestrol level
2. High blood pressure
3. Cigarette smoking
4. Diabetes mellitus
5 lack of physical mobility
6 stress and depression
fixed factors are :-
age, sex, family history are some of the fixed factors
modifiable factors effects more because they causes increase in blood pressure and less mobility causes increase in cholestrol level which can causes blockage of the arteries.
early morning exercise, adequate salt and less butter and oily food can prevent us from the disease because prevention is better than cure in these kind off disease.