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Question Number 9
Which condition is considered a non-modifiable risk factor for a brain attack?A) High cholesterol levels.B) Obesity.C) History of atrial fibrillation.D) Advanced age.
D) Advanced age.Rationale: People over age 55 are a high-risk group for a brain attack because the incidence of stroke more than doubles in each successive decade of life. Non-modifiable means the client cannot do anything to change the risk factor. All the other options are modifiable risk factors.
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D) Advanced age.Rationale: People over age 55 are a high-risk group for a brain attack because the incidence of stroke more than doubles in each successive decade of life. Non-modifiable means the client cannot do anything to change the risk factor. All the other options are modifiable risk factors.
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