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Bezzdna [24]
3 years ago
5

A client has presented to the emergency department with a new onset of unilateral weakness and visual disturbances. The care tea

m suspects that the client has had a cerebrovascular accident and the administration of alteplase is being considered. What is the care priority prior to administering alteplase?
Medicine
1 answer:
Vlad [161]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Onset of ischaemic stroke within preceding 4 hours

Presence of clinical significant deficit

Patient's CT does not show haemorrhage or non-vascular cause of stroke

Patient's age is more than 18 years.

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