Aspirin

Question 1

Aspirin

Presentation

Answer 1

300mg white tablet.

Question 2

Aspirin

Use

Answer 2

• Chest pain / discomfort of presumed cardiac origin..

Question 3

Aspirin

Type

Answer 3

•	Analgesic
•	Antipyretic
•	Anti-inflammatory
•	Anti-platelet aggregation agen
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Question 4

Aspirin

Dose

Answer 4

• 300mg oral administration, preferably chewed.
• Administered even if patient has taken aspirin that day or on anticoagulants.
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Question 5

Aspirin

Actions

Answer 5

Reduces mortality significantly in Acute Myocardial Infarction by minimising platelet aggregation and thrombus formation in order to retard the progression of coronary artery thrombosis.

Question 6

Aspirin

Contraindications

Answer 6

• Known hypersensitivity to aspirin / salicylates.
• Children < 12 years of age.
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Question 7

Aspirin

Adverse effects

Answer 7

• Heart burn, nausea, GI bleeding.
• Increased bleeding time.
• Anaphylactic reaction (some patients, especially asthmatics) exhibit notable sensitivity to aspirin, which may provoke various hypersensitivity / allergic reactions)

Question 8

Aspirin

Precautions

Answer 8

• Actively bleeding peptic ulcers.
• Suspected AAA.
• Aspirin / salicylate-sensitive asthmatics