Lab reference

BNP

Cardiac

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Reference range

Range0 to 100 pg/mL

About

A hormone released by a stretched ventricle. Its strength is ruling heart failure OUT when breathlessness has another cause.

When it is low

Normal - heart failure unlikely

When it is high

Heart failure (>400 likely HF), renal failure, PE, ARDS. Age-adjusted

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