Inclusion/Exclusion
Administration
Blood Pressure
It's a Bleed
Potpourri
100

The only lab required to be resulted prior to alteplase administration based on the 2018 Stroke Guidelines

What is serum glucose?

100
Dose of alteplase for stroke

What is 0.9 mg/kg with 10% bolus given IV push, remainder over 1 hour?

100

Blood pressure goal if alteplase candidate

What is 185/100?

100

Dose of 4F-PCC used at OMC for warfarin reversal for intracranial hemorrhage?

What is 2000 units?

100

Time frame after LKW that is eligible for endovascular retrieval?

What is 24 hours?

200

The time frame for which DOAC administration results in a contraindication for alteplase administration.

What is 48 hours?

200

Name the tubing type that is used for administration of alteplase.

What is primary tubing?

200
Blood pressure goal if not alteplase candidate

What is less than 220/120?

200

Goal INR for patients on warfarin with an intracranial hemorrhage

What is less than 1.4?

200
Door to transfer time with administration of alteplase for endovascular intervention.

What is 75 minutes?

300

Patients with a recent stroke in this time frame should not be given alteplase

What is 3 months?

300

This must be administered after completion of alteplase infusion.

What is NS flush bag?

300

Rate and frequency for which nicardipine should be titrated?

What is 2.5 mg/hr every 15 minutes?

300

Goal blood pressure for patients with intracranial hemorrhage

What is SBP 140 - 160?

300
Screening tool used to screen for large vessel occlusion

What is FAST-ED?

400
Alteplase can be administered to a pregnant patient: True/False

What is true?

400

Name the volume that is to be programmed on Alaris pump setting as the VTBI?

What is the entire dose including bolus?

400

Titration frequency for clevidipine

What is every 90 seconds?

400

Time frame for which Xa-inhibitors/direct thrombin inhibitors should be reversed?

What is up to 48 hours?

400

Severe reaction possible with alteplase administration + mechanism

What is angioedema?

500

Time frame in which prophylactic enoxaparin can be administered and alteplase still given.

What is anytime?

500
Name the new goal time for door to needle administration of alteplase that will likely soon be the new gold standard?

What is 45 minutes?

500

Name 2 blood pressure agents that EMS can administer during patient transfer that do not require a nurse ride along.

What is labetalol and hydralazine?

500

Dose for 4F-PCC for reversal of Xa-inhibitors

What is 25 - 50 units/kg?

500

Agent that should be administered if hemorrhagic conversion occurs after administration of alteplase

What is cryprecipitate?

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