Talk:Brain natriuretic peptide
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[edit] This
This should be the talk page, right?
What's that NPRA abbr. supposed to mean?
Natriutretic Peptide Receptor A Settersr 11:34, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
GC-B is the name of the particulate Guanylyl cyclase that is activated by BNP not another name for BNP
[edit] Units
There is a discussion of normal BNP levels versus levels that are considered to be elevated. However, there is no discussion of the units that BNP levels are measured in. I believe that BNP is typically measured in units of either pg/dL or pmol/L. Let's add a discussion of these units. When discussing a BNP level, e.g., "Values above 500 are generally considered to be positive", let's be sure to specify units. Finally, let's show how to convert between units. To convert a BNP level from pg/dL to pmol/L, I believe that you multiply by about 0.28, but don't take my word for it. Mark D Hardy 02:53, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
In addition, there is some clinical discussion about a values of BNP > 300 pg/dl as a more accurate (sensitive?) threshold in clinical medicine to determine acute congestive heart failure (CHF). Like many diagnostic serum values, it is used in addition to physical symptoms and imaging to assess what disease state a patient is in. Sethgale 12:53, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
