Diagnostic utility of B-type natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients with pulmonary edema: a prospective cohort study

INTRODUCTION: Distinguishing pulmonary edema due to acute lung injury (ALI) or the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from hydrostatic or cardiogenic edema is challenging in critically ill patients. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) can effectively identify congestive heart failure in the eme...

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Autores principales: Levitt, Joseph E, Vinayak, Ajeet G, Gehlbach, Brian K, Pohlman, Anne, Van Cleve, William, Hall, Jesse B, Kress, John P
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2374600/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18194554
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc6764
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