The nursing instructor is discussing COX-2 inhibitors with her nursing students. Where would the instructor tell her students that COX-2 inhibitors work?
A) At sites of trauma and injury
B) Wherever prostaglandins are present
C) At the sites of blood clotting
D) In the kidney
A
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The COX-2 inhibitors are thought to act only at sites of trauma and injury to more specifically block the inflammatory reaction. COX-1 is present in all tissues and seems to be involved in many body functions including blood clotting, protecting the stomach lining, and maintaining sodium and water balance in the kidney.
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