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Articles and journal scans about Natriuretic peptide
Journal Scan
January 2017
Determining the cause of breathlessness – how blood testing can help
Dyspnea (alternative names: breathlessness and shortness of breath) is a common reason for individuals to seek medical help either in primary care or the hospital emergency room. The possible causes are legion, so that assessment of the patient complaining of breathlessness is a common and often difficult diagnostic...
Blood gases/acid-base
D-dimer
Troponins
Natriuretic peptide
Journal Scan
July 2015
Expanding the role of serum BNP and serum NT-proBNP measurement
Central laboratory or point-of-care testing of blood to determine natriuretic peptide (either BNP or N-terminal proBNP) concentration has a clinically established role in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with breathlessness; normal levels exclude a diagnosis of heart failure, a common cause of...
Natriuretic peptide
Point-of-care testing
Journal Scan
October 2014
A new role for point-of-care serum BNP testing?
Circulating concentrations of the hormone brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and its precursor molecule, NT-proBNP are increased in those with heart failure. This has allowed a now established role for serum BNP and NT-proBNP testing in the investigation of patients presenting with shortness of breath, a cardinal symptom ...
Point-of-care testing
Natriuretic peptide