A Patient Who Is Taking Aspirin for Arthritis Pain Asks

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient who is taking aspirin for arthritis pain asks the nurse why it also causes gastrointestinal upset.The nurse understands that this is because aspirin

• A) increases gastrointestinal secretions.
• B) increases hypersensitivity reactions.
• C) inhibits both COX-1 and COX-2.
• D) is an acidic compound.

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Definitions:

Method Overriding

Method overriding occurs when a subclass provides a specific implementation for a method that is already defined in its superclass.

Method Overloading

The ability in programming to define multiple methods with the same name but different parameters within a class, enabling different ways to invoke a method.

Has A Relationship

A term used in object-oriented design to describe a situation where one object contains or is composed of another object.

Derived Class

A class that inherits properties and behavior from another class, known as the base class or superclass, extending or modifying its functionality.