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NCLEX RN Practice Question

Which of the following accurately describes a cardiovascular benefit that an adult client aged 18 to 64 years can expect after quitting smoking?

  • Risk of coronary heart disease falls by about half within 1-2 years after quitting smoking.

  • Former smokers reach the same risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm as never smokers within 6 months.

  • Smoking cessation does not lower stroke risk until after age 65 years.

  • Blood pressure returns to baseline only after at least 10 years of abstinence.

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