Health Risk Assessment in Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics — 16yo Child | Patient Safety | SMLE Q#18688
SMLE Question #18688
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Patient Safety
Objective: OBJ-HEALTHRISK-001
Last updated: February 2026
A 16-year-old girl comes to a primary care clinic for health risk assessment. She reports no regular exercise and frequent intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and fast food. Her mother has type 2 diabetes mellitus. She is overweight on examination, and repeat blood pressure measurement remains elevated. Which factor is the most important modifiable driver of her long-term cardiometabolic risk?
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