A patient has undergone a primary percutaneous coronary intervention with a sirolimus-eluting stent. The provider has ordered a daily dose of 243 mg of aspirin. What will the nurse tell this patient about the dose of aspirin?
a. It will be necessary indefinitely.
b. It will decrease to 81 mg per day in 6 months.
c. It will decrease to 162 mg per day in 3 months.
d. It will increase to 325 mg per day in 1 month.
ANS: C
Patients who have undergone PCI with a sirolimus-eluting stent take a higher dose of ASA for 3 months and then a low dose indefinitely. The high dose is not taken indefinitely with this type of stent. The dose will be reduced in 3 months, not 6 months. The dose will not increase.
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