Problem:
A 58-year-old female with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease takes 81mg aspirin daily. She is scheduled for a single tooth extraction. The nurse practitioner recommends that the patient. A- Stop the aspirin 24 hours prior to the procedure. B- Stop the aspirin 48 hours prior to the procedure and start Lovenox (enoxaparin) C- Stop the aspirin 72 hours prior to the procedure and start Lovenox (enoxaparin) D- Continue taking aspirin because the risk of serious bleeding is minimal.