A number of older adults have come to attend a wellness clinic that includes both blood pressure monitoring and education about how to best control blood pressure. Which of the leader's following teaching points is most accurate?a) "Too much alcohol, too little exercise and too much body fat all contribute to high blood pressure."b) "It's important to minimize the amount of potassium and, especially, sodium in your diet."c) "High blood pressure is largely controllable, except for those with a significant family history or African Americans."d) "Hypertension puts you at a significant risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life."

Which of these is a sexual stereotype? a) on average, males are taller than females. b) people over the age of 60 are not interested in sex. c) male hormone levels differ from those of females. d) there are more male representatives than female representatives in congress.

An 80-year-old woman comes to the urgent care clinic with dyspnoea on exertion. on physical examination, her blood pressure is 100/70, and her pulse is 75. she has no pulsus paradoxus. her jugular veins are distended, and she has distant heart sounds. in addition, she has extra third and fourth heart sounds. her liver is enlarged, and she has pedal oedema. she has occasional premature ventricular contractions on her electrocardiogram. a chest x-ray reveals clear lung fields with a dilated cardiac silhouette. her echocardiogram reveals ventricular walls with a "speckled pattern". which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? - alcoholic cardiomyopathy- amyloidosis- haemochromatosis- tuberculosis- viral myocarditis

What disease is characterized by the unrestricted growth of abnormal cells on or in the tissues of the body? a) protozoan infection. b) cancer c) diabetes. d) coronary heart disease