A patient is taking hydrocodone and ibuprofen for cancer pain and is admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy. The nurse anticipates that the prescriber will _____ ibuprofen
a. reduce the dose of
b. discontinue the
c. increase the dose of
d. order aspirin (ASA) instead of
ANS: B
NSAIDs are contraindicated in patients undergoing chemotherapy because of decreased platelet production caused by bone marrow suppression. Any NSAID further increases the risk of bruising and bleeding. ASA is especially dangerous, because it causes irreversible inhibition of platelet aggregation. Ibuprofen should be discontinued, not reduced or increased.
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