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Natriuretic peptide determinations in critical care medicine: part of routine clinical practice or research test only?

Measurement of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide has been shown a good rule-out test for cardiac dysfunction in patients in the intensive care unit. The peptide measurement should not be used as a replacement for other forms of monitoring, and performs best as a diagnostic test when interpre...

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Autor principal: Collinson, Paul O
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2688097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19183435
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc7133