Step 1 : Introduction to the question "5. Which of the following individuals is at GREATEST risk of a stroke?"
...1. A teenager on oral contraceptives. 2. A patient in severe septic shock. 3. A person who has uncontrolled hypertension. 4. A person with well controlled diabetes mellitus. Although all of these individuals are at risk for development of a stroke, uncontrolled hypertension remains the leading risk factor in both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
