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A Client Diagnosed with a Stroke Is Going to Receive

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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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