Aspirin Flashcards
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Aspirin
Presentation
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300mg white tablet.
2
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Aspirin
Use
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• Chest pain / discomfort of presumed cardiac origin..
3
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Aspirin
Type
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• Analgesic • Antipyretic • Anti-inflammatory • Anti-platelet aggregation agen .
4
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Aspirin
Dose
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• 300mg oral administration, preferably chewed.
• Administered even if patient has taken aspirin that day or on anticoagulants.
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5
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Aspirin
Actions
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Reduces mortality significantly in Acute Myocardial Infarction by minimising platelet aggregation and thrombus formation in order to retard the progression of coronary artery thrombosis.
6
Q
Aspirin
Contraindications
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• Known hypersensitivity to aspirin / salicylates.
• Children < 12 years of age.
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7
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Aspirin
Adverse effects
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- 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)
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Aspirin
Precautions
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- Actively bleeding peptic ulcers.
- Suspected AAA.
- Aspirin / salicylate-sensitive asthmatics
