
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-ProBNP) for Predicting the 1 Year Mortality Rate for a Dyspneic Patient in the ED
Specialty: | Pulmonology |
Objective: | laboratory tests, severity, prognosis, stage |
ICD-10: | R06.0 |
Description: | Rehman et al evaluated dyspneic patients in the Emergency Department using C-reactive protein (CRP) and pro-Brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). They identified patients at risk for increased 1 year mortality. The authors are from Massachusetts General Hospital and Northwestern University. |
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