A patient's parents have atherosclerosis. How does her family history affect her risk of developing abnormal blood pressure? It
increases her risk of developing high blood pressure. It increases her risk of developing low blood pressure. It decreases her risk of developing high blood pressure. It decreases her risk of developing low blood pressure.
Her family history affect her risk of developing abnormal bloodpressure by increasing her risk of developing high blood pressure.
<h3>What is Atherosclerosis?</h3>
This is the build up of substances such as cholesterol on the arterial walls thereby blocking blood flow.
This condition decreases blood flow thereby increasing the pressure needed tpo pump blood. In cases where there is a family history of abnormal bloodpressure by increasing her risk of having it.
