Question

The nurse is performing a health screening on a 54-year-old client. the client has a blood pressure of 118/78 mm hg, total cholesterol level of 190 mg/dl (4.9 mmol/l), and fasting blood glucose level of 184 mg/dl (10.2 mmol/l). the nurse interprets this to mean that the client has which modifiable risk factor for coronary artery disease (cad)

Answer 1

Answer:blood glucose level

Step-by-step explanation:

The risk factor for the coronary artery disease in the 54 year old patient is the blood glucose level (fasting). Normal blood sugar levels should be less than 100 mg/dL after not eating (fasting) for at least eight hours. And should be less than 140 mg/dL two hours after eating. The patient glucose level is above the normal level of not eating (fasting) and after eating. The blood pressure level and cholesterol level is normal for an adult.

Answer 2

* The modifiable risk factors is fasting blood glucose, which is elevated. The cholesterol level and the blood pressure are normal. Age is not an modifiable risk factor.

* The accelerated aging of the coronary arteries of the heart thus determines premature mortality in diabetics.

* The probability of developing a myocardial infarction is doubled to four in a diabetic compared to a non-diabetic and these infarctions are twice as often fatal.