Question

3. clu CASE STUDY 4. d- Evelyn, age 57, is a very active lady in the community. She volunteers at the hospital and also at church. Lately she had been feeling weak and short of breath and has had some minor chest and leg pain She has also been having headaches. She knows she is 20 pounds overweight but still has been able to around fine without any sienificant trouble. Her physician told her that she has hypertension and som atherosclerosis. She was surprised to hear this because, until recently, she has felt fine. She asked him w she has these problems at this time. He stated that some of this is probably due to heredity but some related to her lifestyle. 1. The genetic and environmental risk factors contributing to primary hypertension are and 2. The controllable factors contributing to atherosclerosis are -, and 3. The noncontrollable factors contributing to atherosclerosis are -, and

Answer 1

1.- family history of hypertension

Salt intake

Alcohol intake

Smoking

Lack of physical excersie

Fast food consumption

Less eating of vegitables

2.- controllable fector are - obesity- do excersie

Restrictions of salt intake, alcohol intake, quite smoking, don't eat fast food

3.- non controllable- genetic suseptibilty

Age- increase age increase chances of atherosclerosis

Race

Sex - in female after menopause suseptible to atherosclerosis