Treatment of stroke with thrombolytic therapy, recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
A) is indicated if the stroke symptoms have occurred within 6 hours or less.
B) is administered to dissolve the clot that is occluding the cerebral circulation and reestablish circulation to the involved part of the brain.
C) has not been associated with serious complications.
D) is used to treat thrombotic and hemorrhagic strokes.
B
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