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Is Initiating Physical Therapy Advisable Immediately After Receiving Tissue Plasminogen Activator?

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Posted on Tue, 6 Dec 2016
Question: After they administered TPA and transfer the patient from ICU to the room. When do you start the PT? And how often? YYYY@YYYY
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Answered by Dr. Mahaveer Patil (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Depends on the patient's condition

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for posting the query.

After TPA and transferring the patient from ICU to room,PT can be started immediately or within the next 24-48 hours.

This depends solely on the general condition and health of the patient,his blood reports and the hemodynamic stability of the patient.

Depending upon the recovery and signs of improvement,the PT can be done once or twice daily for atleast 5-8 days.

Reassesment can be done after 1 week and depending upon the improvement,PT can be either discontinued or continued for few more days.

I hope the answer was useful.

You can ask me any doubts that you may have.

Thank you.

Kind regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng
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Follow up: Dr. Mahaveer Patil (9 hours later)
thank you.
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Answered by Dr. Mahaveer Patil (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
welcome

Detailed Answer:
You are welcome for any further queries.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad
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Is Initiating Physical Therapy Advisable Immediately After Receiving Tissue Plasminogen Activator?

Brief Answer: Depends on the patient's condition Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for posting the query. After TPA and transferring the patient from ICU to room,PT can be started immediately or within the next 24-48 hours. This depends solely on the general condition and health of the patient,his blood reports and the hemodynamic stability of the patient. Depending upon the recovery and signs of improvement,the PT can be done once or twice daily for atleast 5-8 days. Reassesment can be done after 1 week and depending upon the improvement,PT can be either discontinued or continued for few more days. I hope the answer was useful. You can ask me any doubts that you may have. Thank you. Kind regards.