A Patient with a History of Several Transient Ischemic Attacks

A patient with a history of several transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) arrives in the emergency room with hemiparesis and dysarthria that started 2 hours previously. The nurse anticipates the need to prepare the patient for

A) intravenous heparin administration.
B) transluminal angioplasty.
C) surgical endarterectomy.
D) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) infusion.

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