The patient has just finished receiving thrombolytic therapy. Which of the following routes of medication administration would a health care provider want to avoid using for the next 24 hours?
a. Oral
b. Intramuscular
c. Sublingual
d. By nasogastric tube
ANS: B
The patient should not have any unnecessary venipunctures or injections for 24 hours after re-ceiving thrombolytic therapy because of the possibility of bleeding.
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