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An 18-year-old female presents to your office in respiratory distress after taking a couple of aspirins for a headache. Upon further questioning her, you discover that she has a history of asthma and nasal polyps. Why did aspirin ingestion by this patient result in respiratory distress?

A. Leukotrienes production

B. Phospholipase A2 deficiency

C. Prostacyclin production

D. Prostaglandin production

E. Thromboxane production

  #2

leukotriens A

  #3

A. Leukotrines production

  #4

U both are correct









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