HY USMLE Q #1204 – Biochem / Pharm

A 16-year-old boy develops significant muscle pain in the legs after two days of snowboarding 8 hours per day. He is given ibuprofen for the pain by his mother. Which of the following is most likely to be seen in this patient?

  Decreased production of vasoconstricting prostaglandins
  Decreased release of intracellular autacoid
  Decreased shunting of arachidonic acid
  Increased lipoxygenase activity
  Increased production of bronchodilating leukotrienes

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