A 27-year-old male arrives at the emergency department reporting a sudden severe-onset headache. Diagnostic studies confirm he is experiencing an intracerebral hemorrhage. The nurse recognizes which risk factor for this condition in the patient's history?
A) The patient reports having a sprained ankle last week, for which he took ibuprofen.
B) The patient reports smoking a pack of cigarettes a day since he was 16 years old.
C) The patient is 27 years old.
D) The patient is male.
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