Question 1

May 24, 2013

Question:

Aspirin has been shown to reduce the recurrence of which of the following conditions?[select the one best answer]

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Answer:

myocardial infarction

Correct Answer?

Explanation:

Correct. More than a dozen clinical trials have demonstrated that aspirin therapy reduces risk of re-infarction in patients who have had an M.I.

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Answer:

atrial fibrillation

Correct Answer?

Explanation:

Incorrect. While aspirin has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, no evidence exists to suggest that aspirin reduces the recurrence of atrial fibrillation itself.

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Answer:

gastrointestinal bleeding

Correct Answer?

Explanation:

Incorrect. All antiplatelet agents, including aspirin, increase patients’ risk of bleeding, including major gastrointestinal bleeding

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Answer:

intracranial bleeding

Correct Answer?

Explanation:

Incorrect. All antiplatelet agents,including aspirin, increase patients' risk of bleeding, including intracranial bleeding.

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