A patient who is taking aspirin for arthritis pain asks the nurse why it also causes gastrointestinal upset. The nurse understands that this is because aspirin:
A) increases gastrointestinal secretions.
B) increases hypersensitivity reactions.
C) inhibits both COX-1 and COX-2.
D) selectively inhibits COX-2.
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