ATI RN
ATI Nurs 100 Fundamental Final Exam Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A client who has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) is prescribed aspirin 325 mg. The nurse recognizes that the aspirin is given due to which of the following actions of the medication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: Antiplatelet aggregate. Aspirin at a low dose of 81-325 mg is used as an antiplatelet agent to prevent blood clot formation and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with a history of MI. It works by irreversibly inhibiting platelet aggregation, thereby decreasing the likelihood of clot formation in the arteries. Analgesic (
B) is the pain-relieving property, antipyretic (
C) is the fever-reducing property, and anti-inflammatory (
D) is the inflammation-reducing property of aspirin at higher doses.
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