A client is brought to the emergency department with a diagnosis of possible cerebral vascular accident (CVA) and is being typed and crossmatched for fresh frozen plasma (FFP). Which is the best nursing understanding for this action?
A) Best treatment for embolus causing stroke
B) The stroke is still evolving.
C) Client is experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke.
D) The client is experiencing hypervolemia.
C
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FFP contains fibrinogen and components for coagulation and is used to treat clotting disorders and/or hemorrhage. An embolus is not treated with FFP. An evolving stroke is a stroke in which the symptoms are still changing and does not define the cause of the stroke. Hypervolemia means intravascular overload, which is not usually associated with a stroke.
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