The Nurse Interviews a Patient Scheduled to Undergo General Anesthesia

The nurse interviews a patient scheduled to undergo general anesthesia for a bilateral hernia repair. Which information is most important to communicate to the surgeon and anesthesiologist before surgery?

A) The patient's father died after general anesthesia for abdominal surgery.
B) The patient drinks 3 cups of coffee every morning before going to work.
C) The patient takes a baby aspirin daily but stopped taking aspirin 10 days ago.
D) The patient drank 4 ounces of apple juice 3 hours before coming to the hospital.

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