Question

Liam has a family history of cardiovascular disease and he is worried about his father, who is quite unhealthy. Liam's father has diabetes, and Liam's paternal grandfather (his dad's dad) had high blood pressure, gallbladder disease, and died of a stroke. His father is a smoker who doesn't exercise and is also thin. Which of the following are major risk factors for hypertension for Liam's father? Check all that apply. Check All That Apply Smoking Family history of hypertension Oo oo Low body weight

Answer 1

Major risk factor of hypertion

-family history - genes play important role in high blood pressure , risk of hypertension will also increases with unhealthy lifestyle like smoking , obesity but lifestyle modifcation with healthy food  decrese the risk of hypertention.

-smoking- due to smoking the arteries getting narrow and heart rate ,blood pressure increase because of the pressence of nicotine in cigratte smoke and deaddiction can reduce the risk

-diabeties- as increase glucose level causes the blood vessel to loss thier ability to strech causing atherosclerosis , fluid is increses in body if kidney affected and insulin resistance may evolve the process and causes high blood pressure and 6 of 10 of diabetic patient are hypertensive. so dianeties is the major risk for hypertension

low body weight- low body weight  doesnt increase blood pressure apart from it being overweight or obese adding the risk of high blood pressure

so majo risk are diabeties, smoking and family history