Aspirin is an analgesic, antipyretic, antiplatelet, and anti-inflammatory agent. A physician writes for aspirin 650 mg every 4 to 6 hours prn: febrile. For which patient would this order be appropriate?
a. 7-year-old with hemophilia
b. 21-year-old with a sprained ankle
c. 35-year-old with a severe headache
d. 62-year-old female with pneumonia
D
The provider wrote for the medication to be given for a fever. Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder; therefore, antiplatelets would be contraindicated. Although it can be used for inflammatory problems and pain, this is not what the order was written for.
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