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A 52-year-old man presents to his primary care
physician’s office for routine care. He has hypertension,
hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes
mellitus type 2, and has smoked one pack of
cigarettes per day for the past 30 years. Medications
include hydrochlorothiazide, atorvastatin,
and glipizide. There is a family history of
myocardial infarction in the maternal grandfather
at age 60. The patient has undergone
screening for colon and prostate cancer. Physical
examination reveals a pleasant, obese man
who is 1.5 m, 22.9 cm (5 ft, 9 in) tall and
weights 108 kg (238 lb). His blood pressure is
155/81 mm Hg, heart rate is 78/min, respiratory
rate is 14/min, and temperature is 36.8
[font lang="JA" face="Symbol" size="3"]°[/font]C[font lang="JA" face="Symbol" size="3"]°[/font]F). What one action would most reduce
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the patient’s stroke risk?
(A) Blood glucose reduction
(B) Blood pressure reduction
(C) Serum cholesterol reduction
(D) Smoking cessation
(E) Weight loss
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| MAB
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B)..Hypertension is by far the most common cause of strokes of any kind...Please...correct me if I am wrong
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| pr20
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B.Hypertension is the most important risk factor for stroke.
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