Usefulness of B Natriuretic Peptides and Procalcitonin in Emergency Medicine
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the main cause of acute dyspnea in patients presented to an emergency department (ED), and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a polypeptide, released by ventricular myocytes directly proportional to wall tension,...
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| description | Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the main cause of acute dyspnea in patients presented to an emergency department (ED), and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a polypeptide, released by ventricular myocytes directly proportional to wall tension, for lowering renin-angiotensin-aldosterone activation. For diagnosing CHF, both BNP and the biologically inactive NT-proBNP have similar accuracy. Threshold values are higher in elderly population, and in patients with renal dysfunction. They might have also a prognostic value. Studies demonstrated that the use of BNP or NT-proBNP in dyspneic patients early in the ED reduced the time to discharge, total treatment cost. BNP and NT-proBNP should be available in every ED 24 hours a day, because literature strongly suggests the beneficial impact of an early appropriate diagnosis and treatment in dyspneic patients. Etiologic diagnosis of febrile patients who present to an ED is complex and sometimes difficult. However, new evidence showed that there are interventions (including early appropriate antibiotics), which could reduce mortality rate in patients with sepsis. For diagnosing sepsis, procalcitonin (PCT) is more accurate than C-reactive protein. Thus, because of its excellent specificity and positive predictive value, an elevated PCT concentration (higher than 0.5 ng/mL) indicates ongoing and potentially severe systemic infection, which needs early antibiotics (e.g. meningitis). In lower respiratory tract infections, CAP or COPD exacerbation, PCT guidance reduced total antibiotic exposure and/or antibiotic treatment duration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9acebab3075b45e9a309f8c63f2794b62022-12-22T03:13:02ZengSAGE PublishingBiomarker Insights1177-27192008-01-01310.4137/BMI.S499Usefulness of B Natriuretic Peptides and Procalcitonin in Emergency MedicineS. Delerme0C. Chenevier-Gobeaux1B. Doumenc2P. Ray M.D.3Department of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 47–83 boulevard de l'hôpital, 75013 Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6, France.Department of Biochemistry A, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 27 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75679 Paris Cedex 14, FranceDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Bicetre, Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 94270 Kremlin-Bicetre, Université Paris Sud 11, France.Department of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 47–83 boulevard de l'hôpital, 75013 Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6, France.Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the main cause of acute dyspnea in patients presented to an emergency department (ED), and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a polypeptide, released by ventricular myocytes directly proportional to wall tension, for lowering renin-angiotensin-aldosterone activation. For diagnosing CHF, both BNP and the biologically inactive NT-proBNP have similar accuracy. Threshold values are higher in elderly population, and in patients with renal dysfunction. They might have also a prognostic value. Studies demonstrated that the use of BNP or NT-proBNP in dyspneic patients early in the ED reduced the time to discharge, total treatment cost. BNP and NT-proBNP should be available in every ED 24 hours a day, because literature strongly suggests the beneficial impact of an early appropriate diagnosis and treatment in dyspneic patients. Etiologic diagnosis of febrile patients who present to an ED is complex and sometimes difficult. However, new evidence showed that there are interventions (including early appropriate antibiotics), which could reduce mortality rate in patients with sepsis. For diagnosing sepsis, procalcitonin (PCT) is more accurate than C-reactive protein. Thus, because of its excellent specificity and positive predictive value, an elevated PCT concentration (higher than 0.5 ng/mL) indicates ongoing and potentially severe systemic infection, which needs early antibiotics (e.g. meningitis). In lower respiratory tract infections, CAP or COPD exacerbation, PCT guidance reduced total antibiotic exposure and/or antibiotic treatment duration.https://doi.org/10.4137/BMI.S499 |
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| title | Usefulness of B Natriuretic Peptides and Procalcitonin in Emergency Medicine |
| title_full | Usefulness of B Natriuretic Peptides and Procalcitonin in Emergency Medicine |
| title_fullStr | Usefulness of B Natriuretic Peptides and Procalcitonin in Emergency Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Usefulness of B Natriuretic Peptides and Procalcitonin in Emergency Medicine |
| title_short | Usefulness of B Natriuretic Peptides and Procalcitonin in Emergency Medicine |
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