Sep 2, 201115 yr Help a nursing student out please! :-)I know it's a test to see how much fluid is being retained and it's supposed to be
Sep 3, 201115 yr Admin I'm a little confused by the question as it is presented.Did you mean BNP?If you were asking about measuring success after biliary stricture treatment, then the BMPT is explained here:http://biomed.papers.upol.cz/pdfs/bio/2008/02/18.pdfIf you were asking about BNP, B-type Natriuretic Peptide, an indicator of heart failure (levels under 100 indicate no heart failure) then this may be helpful:http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/services/tests/labtests/bnp.aspx:)
Sep 3, 201115 yr CaGuy:when you asked the original question, it was to only know what BMPT stood for. Here are additional references as to what the test DOES:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19219223http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19771142As a Nursing student you will be expected to perform research, so learning how to do searches for publications might be a good next step.Best of luck to you.:)
Sep 3, 201115 yr Admin Based on the OP's comment about measuring fluid retention and the optimum level being OP, any clarification? :)
Help a nursing student out please! :-)
I know it's a test to see how much fluid is being retained and it's supposed to be