Metabolic Syndrome Flashcards

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A patient with metabolic syndrome want to know the risk of having a CVD in the next 10 yrs using the framinham score,
The score concluded that he has >20% risk. Is this ( high, moderately high, low moderate risk)

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High risk.

high risk (10-year risk ≥20%),
moderately high risk (10-year risk 10% to 20%),
or lower to moderate risk (10-year risk ≤10%).

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