You are discussing the risk of intracranial hemorrhage with tPA administration with a patient and her family:
79 y/o Asian female
NIH stroke scale of 7
Systolic BP of 140
Blood glucose < 100
What is her risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage with tPA administration according to the NIH GRASPS method (one proposed tool for calculating risk)? HINT: Use table 1 from the article (link below). Scroll down for answer.
Article link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22811458?dopt=Abstract
Answer: 3%
