A Patient Arrives in the Emergency Department with Hemiparesis and Dysarthria

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient arrives in the emergency department with hemiparesis and dysarthria that started 2 hours previously,and health records show a history of several transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) . The nurse anticipates preparing the patient for

• A)surgical endarterectomy.
• B)transluminal angioplasty.
• C)intravenous heparin drip administration.
• D)tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) infusion.

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