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Title: An adult client is brought to the emergency department (ED) and diagnosed with a thrombotic stroke.
Post by: BreakFree on Feb 8, 2015
An adult client is brought to the emergency department (ED) and diagnosed with a thrombotic stroke. The team plans to administer alteplase (Activase). The client makes the following comments to a nurse. Which information is critical for the nurse to relay to the health care provider?
1. “I can’t believe this is happening. My baby is only a year old.”
2. “I thought this was just my asthma acting up.”
3. “I wonder if this was happening when I fell and hit my head last week.”
4. “I had a blood clot in my leg last year after my baby was born.”


Title: Re: An adult client is brought to the emergency department (ED) and diagnosed with a thrombotic stro
Post by: ngin on Feb 12, 2015
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Title: Re: An adult client is brought to the emergency department (ED) and diagnosed with a thrombotic stroke.
Post by: BreakFree on Feb 15, 2015
Sounds and feels right, thank you for the rationale.


Title: Re: An adult client is brought to the emergency department (ED) and diagnosed with a thrombotic stroke.
Post by: ngin on Feb 16, 2015
I've studied this stuff recently, so I knew what the answer was. Good luck with the rest.