Blood Tests Are Ordered for a Patient Who Is Diagnosed

question 41

Multiple Choice

Blood tests are ordered for a patient who is diagnosed with possible congestive heart failure (CHF) . The nurse understands which of the following lab tests indicates heart failure? The most specific test(s) to accurately indicate CHF would be which of the following?

• A)liver function
• B)urinalysis and blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
• C)brain natriuretic peptide (BNF).
• D)serum electrolytes

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