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nbme15/Block 3/Question#9 (reveal difficulty score)
An 18-year-old woman is brought to the ...
Bleeding time ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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Aspirin: NSAID that irreversibly inhibits cyclooxygenase (both COX-1 and COX-2) by covalent acetylation -> decreases synthesis of TXA2 and prostaglandins. It has no effect on PT, PTT but it increases bleeding time.

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