A client has been diagnosed with a very large pulmonary embolism (PE)and has a dropping blood pressure.What medication should the nurse anticipate the client will need as the priority?

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Activase is a "clot-busting" agent indicated in large PEs in the setting of hemodynamic instability.The nurse knows this drug is the priority,although heparin may be started initially.Enoxaparin and warfarin are not indicated in this setting.

A Client Has Been Diagnosed with a Very Large Pulmonary