The risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease include being inactive, having a diet of high fat and high salt foods, developing high levels of LDL cholesterol, smoking, drinking alcohol, having a high ratio of body fat to other body tissue, and having Type II diabetes. How much control do you have over these factors? How much responsibility should be placed on individuals who develop cardiovascular disease due to these factors? << Read Less

Hiv is inactivated in the laboratory after a few minutes of sitting at room temperature, but the flu virus is still active after sitting for several hours. what are the practical consequences of these findings? a) hiv can be transmitted more easily from person to person than the flu virusb) the flu virus can be transmitted more easily from person to person than hivc) this property of hiv makes it more likely to be a pandemic than the flu virusd) disinfecting surfaces is more important to reduce the spread of hiv than the flu

Which of the following is a lifestyle behavior? a. getting enough sleep b. exercise c. tobacco use d. all of the above

Give some example of how the senses can gather information about a patient’s condition.