Reference no: EM133910319

Patient:

Althea-Thea-is a 67-year-old female who is a retired nurse and widowed. Thea is 5′8″and weighs 192 pounds. Her weight is evenly distributed. Thea smokes and drinks heavily, though very few people know how much alcohol she consumes. Her husband died three years ago from pancreatic cancer. She has two children who are in their 40s. One of her children died from leukemia five years ago.

Thea lives in a 200-unit independent-living senior apartment building. She moved in two years ago after selling the house she and her husband lived in for 42 years. Thea gets little to no physical activity. She spends most of her day watching television or playing games online. She does not actively engage with her neighbors and she has a very limited social life. Her children have busy lives with their careers and family, so they see her once every few months. Her weekly outings are usually to the grocery store. She rarely goes anywhere else .

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Describe the genetic, lifestyle, and cultural-social risk factors in the assigned scenario. Explain how these increase the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory disorders. Get Assignment Help from Trusted writers.

Discuss environmental factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease as identified in the scenario.

Identify at least two environmental factors that contribute to the onset of disease processes described in the scenario.

Discuss how the environmental factors change the system function leading to cardiovascular disease.