The Nurse Assesses Patients with CVAs Who Are Candidates for Treatment

The nurse assesses patients with CVAs who are candidates for treatment with tPA.They include a:

A) 62-year-old construction worker who had a subdural hematoma 6 months earlier
B) 58-year-old executive with a bleeding ulcer
C) 44-year-old individual who had a seizure at the onset of a stroke
D) 40-year-old individual who is taking warfarin (Coumadin) and has an INR of 2.5
E) 19-year-old young adult with leukemia with a platelet count of 200,000