Questions 5 & 6 are based on the following case: A 54 year old Caucasian male with a PMHx of type II DM is seen for a PT initial evaluation. During the interview he reports that he walks 10 minutes briskly to and from the bus stop 5 days/week in order to commute into the city where he works as an accountant. He smokes cigars on the weekend. He reports that his mother died at 50 y.o. from breast cancer and his father has HTN and liver disease. Lab values: Total triglycerides 230 mg/dL, LDL 180 mg/dL, HDL 35 mg/dL. BMI is 28.8 kg/m2, Resting vital signs: BP 128/92 mmHg, RR is 24 breaths/min, and HR 96 bpm. Question 5: How many risk factors for cardiovascular disease are present?
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