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Brain Type Natriuretic Peptide

BNP

Brain natriureticpeptide (BNP) is a hormone made by the heart. When the heart is stressed or working hard to pump blood, it releases BNP.

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1. Why & how did you know you wanted to be a nurse?
2. What did your application process look like?
3. What was the hardest part of school?
4. What is one thing you wished someone had told you about nursing?
5. What is one thing you will never forget about your experience in nursing school?
6. What is the most memorable patient story you can think of?
7. Do you have any regrets?
8. What is the worst thing you have seen in practice? Ie. blood, deep skin wound
9. How do you balance work/life
10. What is your advice for future students?

1. Troponin I
   1. Normal value range
   2. Pathophysiology
   3. Special considerations
   4. Elevations in lab values

1. Normal value range
   1. Typically less than 0.035 ng/mL or less
   2. Can vary among institutions
   3. Has to be greater than the 99th percentile
2. Pathophysiology
   1. Troponin is released during myocardial cell damage
   2. Decreased perfusion causes myocardial cell damage
   3. Causes of myocardial cell damage
      1. Myocardial infarction
      2. Demand ischemia
         1. Cardiogenic
            1. ACS
         2. Noncardiogenic
            1. Sepsis
            2. Renal failure
            3. Extreme exercise

What order to complete your blood draws. 

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