Target BP before thrombolysis in ischemic stroke is below?: (A) 185/100 mm Hg, (B) 165/100 mm Hg, (C) 145/100 mm Hg, (D) 120/80 mm Hg
Answer is A. During the procedure, target BP within 10%-20% of the admission BP is a reasonable goal if IA recanalization is used as monotherapy,15 or <180/105 mm Hg if used adjunctively with IV tPA. Extreme caution should be taken to avoid relative hypotension during the procedure, especially when general anesthesia is used Ref Davidson 23rd edition pg 433