A Patient Is Admitted with Possible Congestive Heart Failure

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted with possible congestive heart failure. A nurse identifies that a blood test that could confirm this condition would be a

• A) B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) test.
• B) Serum creatinine test.
• C) Blood glucose test.
• D) Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test.

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Erikson

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