Question

The health care provider is reviewing lab results of a client diagnosed with heart failure. The provider notes that the client’s ANP and BNP levels have been increasing and remain significantly elevated. How would these results be interpreted?

Answer 1

ANP and BNP, are molecules that the heart secretes, when it is growing a lot, this is called cardiomegaly, means that the disease is getting worse. But, these results should be analyzed only by the treating physician.