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Post-tPA Infusion Checklist Admit patient to Critical Care Admission Orders-Acute Stroke/TIA (AASTR) initiated Acute Ischemic Stroke r-tPA Orders (MAISTPA) initiated Vital signs and NIH stroke scale every 15 minutes for 2 hours after start of infusion, then every ½ hour for 6 hours then every 1 hour for a total of 24 hours (tPA Stroke Scale Log) ................
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