Question

A 59-year-old with acute ischemic stroke arrives 2.5 hours after onset, meets alteplase criteria, weight 90 kg. What is the correct alteplase dosing?

Accepted Answer

0.9 mg/kg (10% bolus, remainder over 60 min), max 90 mg

Answer

0.6 mg/kg over 60 minutes, max 60 mg

Answer

1 mg/kg over 10 minutes

Answer

Flat 100 mg dose

Answer

0.9 mg/kg over 2 hours, no bolus

Practice question

A 59-year-old with acute ischemic stroke arrives 2.5 hours after onset, meets alteplase criteria, weight 90 kg. What is the correct alteplase dosing?