#53: TPA Administration

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🗓️ 18 November 2018

⏱️ 29 minutes

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You've most likely heard of TPA because of its widespread usage in ischemic stroke, but did you know there are several other uses for this clot-busting drug as well? In this podcast episode, Nurse Mo talks about the five common uses for TPA and what you are going to monitor as you give this very potent (and potentially risky) medication. ___________________ FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! Pharmacology Success Pack - Want to get a head start on pharmacology? Download the FREE Pharmacology Success Pack Fast Pharmacology - Learn pharmacology concepts in 5 minutes or less in this audio based program. Perfect for on-the-go review! 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.7	podcast I keep getting so many requests from you guys to talk more about
0:50.8	pharmacology and I am feeling your pain because pharmacology was a tough
0:55.8	class and I feel really lucky because my professor taught it as an open book
1:00.8	class where we had tough quizzes,
1:04.0	but they were all open book and online.
1:07.0	I can't imagine having to feel like I needed
1:09.4	to memorize that much information.
1:12.4	So I hope this helps you out because today we are going to be
1:15.1	talking about pharmacology and we'll be talking about alta plays. You may also have heard
1:21.4	it called TPA or Cap Flow Activase, but most of the time you'll hear it called
1:26.8	TPA or Altoplays. And basically what this is, if you're not familiar with it yet. This is that clot
1:34.6	busting drug best knowns for its use in ischemic stroke. But there's actually
1:41.7	other uses for TPA that you might see in the acute care setting.
1:48.0	So let's talk about what those are.
1:50.0	Essentially there are five different uses that you'll see TPA prescribed for in the acute care setting.
1:57.7	So we talked about ischemic stroke, so that's one.
2:01.3	The next thing that you might see it used for is a myocardial
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