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13 hours ago · Stroke thrombolysis, or intravenous thrombolysis, involves the administration of a clot-dissolving medication, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), given intravenously. The magic of tPA is in its ...
These drugs are used to treat life-threatening thrombi in an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI); thromboembolism, including pulmonary emboli (PE); and ischemic stroke. Thrombolytics are also referred to as fibrinolytics or clot busters.
1 day ago · The nurse is preparing to administer IV alteplase for a client diagnosed with an acute ischemic stroke. Which statement is correct about the administration of this drug? a. The recommended time for drug administration is within 90 minutes after admission to the emergency department. b.
Within 1 hour, an ischemic stroke had been confirmed and the doctor ordered tPA. The nurse knows to give this drug no later than what time? 4:00 p.m. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) must be given within 3 hours after symptom onset.
1 day ago · A client received tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) after a myocardial infarction and now is on an intravenous infusion of heparin. The client's spouse asks why the client needs this medication. What response by the nurse is best?a."The t-PA didn't dissolve the entire coronary clot." b."The heparin keeps that artery from getting blocked again."
A client received tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) after a myocardial infarction and now is on an intravenous infusion of heparin. The client's spouse asks why the client needs this medication. What response by the nurse is best?
The paramedics perform a Cincinnati Pre-Hospital Stoke Scale Assessment. Based on the assessment findings, the paramedics call the Emergency Department (ED) to report a suspected stroke. En route to the hospital, an 18 gauge peripheral IV catheter is placed in the client's left arm.
