Q:

A 74 year old man presents with sudden onset of with right sided weakness and slurred speech. He also has loss of sensation over the right side of the body and visual field defects. CT shows ischemic stroke. What is the most appropriate management?

waelhammad
Save to bookmark
|
2022-10-31
|
  76 
0

A 74 year old man presents with sudden onset of with right sided weakness and slurred speech. He also has loss of sensation over the right side of the body and visual field defects. CT shows ischemic stroke. What is the most appropriate management?

  1. Alteplase
  2. Streptokinase
  3. Nimodipine
  4. Aspirin
  5. Labetolol
Medicine, textbook solutions, MCQ Questions, Medicine textbook-solutions, Medicine MCQ-questions,
login and add your own answer to this question

All Answers

waelhammad
2022-10-31
need an explanation for this answer? contact us directly to get an explanation for this answer

The key is A. Alteplase. [If no time frame is mentioned it is assumed that patient arrived at window

period unless given evidence of uncertain time like stroke after getting up from sleep. Aspirin is started

at least after 24 hours of giving alteplase].

need an explanation for this answer? contact us directly to get an explanation for this answer

total answers (1)

Similar questions

need a help?

find thousands of online teachers now