Question

A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department with right-sided weakness and dysphasia that began 90 minutes ago. CT brain shows no haemorrhage. He has no contraindications to thrombolysis, but his blood pressure is 200/110 mmHg. According to current Australian stroke guidelines, what is the most appropriate blood pressure management before administering intravenous thrombolysis?

Accepted Answer

Reduce blood pressure to below 185/110 mmHg then give thrombolysis

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Proceed with thrombolysis without treating blood pressure

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Delay thrombolysis until blood pressure is below 160/90 mmHg

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Delay thrombolysis until blood pressure is below 140/80 mmHg

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Abort thrombolysis because the presenting blood pressure is too high

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