A client prescribed 81 mg of aspirin (ASA) daily following a myocardial infarction (MI) asks the ...

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Rationale 1: The low dose of ASA (75150 mg) used for maintenance therapy reduces the common side effects of GI distress and bleeding.
Rationale 2: Although this dose of ASA is all the client needs right now, this answer does not provide the best explanation.
Rationale 3: A lower dose is not given for economical reasons.
Rationale 4: High doses of ASA do prevent recurrent MI, although they have more side effects.
Global Rationale: The low dose of ASA (75150 mg) used for maintenance therapy reduces the common side effects of GI distress and bleeding. Although this dose of ASA is all the client needs right now, this answer does not provide the best explanation. A lower dose is not given for economical reasons. High doses of ASA do prevent recurrent MI, although they have more side effects.

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