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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |