In assessing a patient's major risk factors for heart disease, which would the nurse want to include when taking a history?

A) Family history, hypertension, stress, and age
B) Personality type, high cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking
C) Smoking, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and high cholesterol
D) Alcohol consumption, obesity, diabetes, stress, and high cholesterol

Hypertension

A chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated, requiring the heart to work harder than normal.

High Cholesterol

A condition characterized by elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Diabetes

A chronic condition characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood due to the body's inability to produce or effectively use insulin.