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B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) monitoring may have potential diagnostic and prognostic applications in various clinical scenarios for infants and children in the Pediatric ICU setting.
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) monitoring has potential diagnostic applications in various clinical scenarios for infants and children in the Pediatric ICU.
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Caution against routine BNP monitoring in pediatric ICU; leaves open its diagnostic and prognostic utility pending higher-level evidence.
The natriuretic peptide system plays an active role in the regulation of fluid balance and systemic vascular resistance. Assays of these peptides are now available and may be used for both diagnostic and prognostic purposes. Despite its primary use in adults, it may have a diagnostic role in the Pediatric ICU as well. The basic physiology of the natriuretic system is discussed and the potential applications of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) monitoring as a diagnostic tool in various clinical scenarios in infants and children in the Pediatric ICU setting is reviewed.
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Tobias et al. (2007) conducted a review in Pediatric ICU patients. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) monitoring was evaluated. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) monitoring may have potential diagnostic and prognostic applications in various clinical scenarios for infants and children in the Pediatric ICU setting.
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