A Patient with a History of Several Transient Ischemic Attacks

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient with a history of several transient ischemic attacks ( TIAs ) arrives in the emergency department with hemiparesis and dysarthria that started 2 hours previously. The nurse anticipates the need to prepare the patient for

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

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