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The clinic nurse is reviewing patient charts for the next day. Which patient would the nurse identify as most at risk for developing coronary artery disease? 

The nurse is assessing a 45-year-old female sex who has an elevated fasting blood glucose and is on furosemide (Lasix) for hypertension. What other assessment finding would indicate this patient has metabolic syndrome? 

A 46-year-old patient presents to the clinic with complaints of fever, chills, and malaise, which has progressively gotten worse over the past three days. The complete blood count indicates elevated levels of basophils and eosinophils. Based on this information, the nurse knows they should ask the patient: 

Carotid Pulse is measured at the neck.

Flexibility is one of the five components of skill-related fitness. 

Other than the Physical dimension, what other dimension(s) could be possibly strengthened through engaging in daily physical activity?

The “I” in the F.I.T.T. Principle is for Intermittent.

Progressively increasing amounts of stress on the body to cause an adaptation to improve fitness is called ___.

The “Action” stage within the Transtheoretical Model of change is when one would participate in a chosen activity to increase a dimension of wellness. 

What is the slope of the following graph?