A Client Diagnosed with a Stroke Is Going to Receive

question 129

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with a stroke is going to receive treatment with fibrinolytic therapy using the recombinant tissue plasminogen activator alteplase.Which information will the nurse include when performing medication teaching for the client's family?

• A) Used to treat thrombotic and hemorrhagic strokes
• B) Not associated with serious complications
• C) Indicated if the stroke symptoms have occurred within the last 6 hours
• D) Administered to dissolve the clot that is occluding the cerebral circulation and reestablish circulation to the involved part of the brain

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