A patient comes to the doctor’s office for a minor in-office…
A patient comes to the doctor’s office for a minor in-office procedure. The doctor asks the patient if he is on an aspirin regimen and the patient said no, he was not. However, the patient did state that he has been consuming very large amounts of fish oil capsules. The doctor decides to hold off on the surgery and allow the patient to reduce his consumption of fish oil. Which of the following statement would explain the doctor’s rationale?