The nurse is providing community health teaching on stroke in children and adolescents. Which risk factors for this population should the nurse identify?
A)Hypertension
B)Dysrhythmias
C)Arteriosclerosis
D)Head trauma

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A)Common causes of adult strokes such as hypertension, dysrhythmias, and arteriosclerosis are rare in children, whose risk factors for stroke include congenital heart defects, sickle-cell disease, immune disorders, arterial diseases, abnormal blood clotting, trauma to the head or neck, and maternal history of infertility.
B)Common causes of adult strokes such as hypertension, dysrhythmias, and arteriosclerosis are rare in children, whose risk factors for stroke include congenital heart defects, sickle-cell disease, immune disorders, arterial diseases, abnormal blood clotting, trauma to the head or neck, and maternal history of infertility.
C)Common causes of adult strokes such as hypertension, dysrhythmias, and arteriosclerosis are rare in children, whose risk factors for stroke include congenital heart defects, sickle-cell disease, immune disorders, arterial diseases, abnormal blood clotting, trauma to the head or neck, and maternal history of infertility.
D)Common causes of adult strokes such as hypertension, dysrhythmias, and arteriosclerosis are rare in children, whose risk factors for stroke include congenital heart defects, sickle-cell disease, immune disorders, arterial diseases, abnormal blood clotting, trauma to the head or neck, and maternal history of infertility.

The Nurse Is Providing Community Health Teaching on Stroke in Children