A 60-year-old obese male client has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a lipid panel of TC = 250,HDL = 32,LDL = 165.The nurse practitioner teaches the patient about his modifiable cardiac risk factors,which include:

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The modifiable cardiac risk factors for this client include diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia. While advanced age and male gender may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, they are not modifiable risk factors. Smoking and family history of heart disease are also modifiable risk factors, but they are not present in this case. The answer D is not correct because it includes male gender with age greater than 45 as a modifiable risk factor, which is incorrect as gender and age are not modifiable.

A 60-Year-Old Obese Male Client Has Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus