NUR 101

• Risk factors are conditions that increase your risk of developing a disease but you can take measures to change them • A modifiable risk factor found is high cholesterol • She has grown up eating “soul food” most of her life, and even though she has tried to exercise and eat properly, she continues to eat this type of food at least three times per week

Heart failure is a common condition of the heart that is a complex clinical syndrome resulting from a structural or functional cardiac disorder in which the ventricle cannot adequately fill or eject blood. Heart failure is categorized as an end-stage heart condition that results from or is worsened by other chronic conditions. Heart failure has a major impact in the United States as well as globally regarding mortality, hospitalizations, and economics. Currently, there is no cure for heart failu...