Human Health And Disease Question 114
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:
Assertion : Aspirin has several uses. Reason : Excessive use of aspirin is harmful.
Options:
A) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
D) If the assertion and reason both are false.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid.
It is rapidly converted in the body to salicylic acid, which is responsible for most of the pharmacological actions.
Various uses of Aspirin are - as analgesic; as antipyretic; relieves acute Rheumatic fever, produces relief in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.
As aspirin inhibits platelet aggregation, it may lower the incidence of reinfection.
Excessive use of aspirin is known to cause acute salicylate poisoning (vomiting, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, restlessness, hallucinations, convulsions, etc.), reduction in blood - clotting property and gastrointestinal bleeding (the most important adverse effect of aspirin is gastric mucosal damage and peptic ulceration).
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