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Question | Answer |
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What does ASA stand for? | Aspirin |
What are the classifications for aspirin? | Therapeutic: antipyretics, nonopioid analgesics Pharmacologic: salicylates |
What does aspirin do? | Produce analgesia and reduce inflammation and fever by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins. Decreases platelet aggregation. |
What is the therapeutic effect of aspirin? | Therapeutic Effects: Analgesia. Reduction of inflammation. Reduction of fever. Decreased incidence of transient ischemic attacks and MI. |
what are side effects of aspirin? | EENT: tinnitus. GI: GI BLEEDING, dyspepsia, epigastric distress, nausea, abdominal pain, anorexia, hepatotoxicity, vomiting. Hemat: anemia, hemolysis. Derm: rash, urticaria.Misc: ALLERGIC REACTIONS INCLUDING ANAPHYLAXIS AND LARYNGEAL EDEMA. |