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Patients under the age of 16 should not be given aspirin due to the risk of Reye's syndrome, a poorly understood neurological condition. Kawasaki disease, however, is one exception when aspirin can be given to children.
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a
Patients aged under 16
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Patients with diabetes can take aspirin. In this question, the correct answer is patients aged under 16, due to the risk of Reye's syndrome.
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b
Patients with diabetes
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Patients with anaemia can take aspirin. In this question, the correct answer is patients aged under 16, due to the risk of Reye's syndrome.
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e
Patients with anaemia
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Patients on beta blockers can take aspirin. In this question, the correct answer is patients aged under 16, due to the risk of Reye's syndrome.
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c
Patients on beta blockers
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Although aspirin is cautioned in elderly patients, it is not contraindicated. In this question, the correct answer is patients aged under 16, due to the risk of Reye's syndrome.
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d
Patients aged over 85
Concept
Chapter
2693
4216
Aspirin
Topic
169
Cardiovascular pharmacology
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A 54-year-old man is brought to the Emergency Department by ambulance with central crushing chest pain. His ECG shows ST-segment elevation. He is given 300mg aspirin.

In which of the following groups of patients is aspirin contraindicated?
a