The nurse is teaching a patient about modifiable risk factors for cholelithiasis. Which of these statements, if made by the patient would indicate the patient has the correct understanding of modifiable risk factors? Select all that apply.

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The nurse is teaching a patient about modifiable risk factors for cholelithiasis. Which of these statements, if made by the patient would indicate the patient has the correct understanding of modifiable risk factors?  Select all that apply.

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Age and family history are non-modifiable risk factors for cholelithiasis, while obesity, alternating weight loss and gain, and elevated serum cholesterol are modifiable risk factors. Therefore, options B, C, and E indicate a correct understanding of modifiable risk factors.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Patient About Modifiable Risk Factors