Aspirin may be used in a patient who has chest pain suggestive of a heart attack because aspirin may:
a. break up a blood clot that is occluding a coronary artery.
b. relieve the headache that is caused by the administration of nitroglycerin.
c. decrease the ability of platelets to form clots.
d. decrease the chest pain caused by the possible heart attack.
Answer: c
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