An 82-year-old patient presents with sudden-onset left-sided weakness and slurred speech for 2 hours. Immediate CT scan rules out haemorrhage. Which i...

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An 82-year-old patient presents with sudden-onset left-sided weakness and slurred speech for 2 hours. Immediate CT scan rules out haemorrhage. Which is the most appropriate immediate management step according to current guidelines?

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Administer IV alteplase

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Begin dual antiplatelet therapy

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Start prophylactic low-molecular-weight heparin

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Discharge with aspirin only

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Perform urgent carotid endarterectomy

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An 82-year-old patient presents with sudden-onset left-sided weakness and slurred speech for 2 hours. Immediate CT scan rules out haemorrhage. Which is the most appropriate immediate management step according to current guidelines?