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Abdul Narayan
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After experiencing a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a client is prescribed aspirin, 100 mg by mouth daily. The nurse should teach the client that his medication has been prescribed to:
1. control headache
2. Enhance immune response
3. Prevent intracranial bleeding
4. Decrease platelet aggregation

After experiencing a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a client is prescribed aspirin, 100 mg by mouth daily. The nurse should teach the client that his medication has been prescribed to:
1. control headache
2. Enhance immune response
3. Prevent intracranial bleeding
4. Decrease platelet aggregation
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  1. “Correct Answer – Option 4 : Decrease platelet aggregation

    CONCEPT:

    • A transient ischemic attack (TIA), often referred to as a “ministroke,” occurs when part of the brain experiences a temporary lack of blood flow.
    • This causes stroke-like symptoms that usually resolve within 24 hours. 

     

    EXPLANATION:

    • Aspirin slows the blood’s clotting action by reducing the clumping of platelets. Platelets are cells that clump together and help to form blood clots. During a heart attack, blood clots form in an already-narrowed artery and block the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.
    • When taken during a heart attack, aspirin slows clotting and decreases the size of the forming blood clot. Taken daily, aspirin’s anti-clotting action helps prevent a first or second heart attack.
    • Aspirin, which thins the blood and thereby prevents clots. Hence, the correct answer is aspirin decreases platelet aggregation.

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