Your Father Recently Had a Heart Attack,and Has Been Told

question 22

Multiple Choice

Your father recently had a heart attack,and has been told by his doctor to take a low dose of aspirin every day to prevent the formation of blood clots that might cause him to have another.The aspirin is being used as a(n) .

• A)analgesic
• B)thrombolytic agent
• C)antipyretic
• D)anti-inflammatory

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