A Patient Arrives in the Emergency Department with Hemiparesis and Dysarthria

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.