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NT PRO BNP TEST

DESCRIPTION – a BNP test or an NT-pro BNP test is most often used to diagnose or rule out heart failure. If you’ve already been diagnosed with heart failure, the test may be used to: find out the severity of the condition. Plan treatment. Find out if treatment is working

METHODOLOGY – quantitative electro-chemiluminiscent immunoassay

TURN AROUND TIME – within 24 hours

SPECIMEN REQUIERED –

COLLECT – serum separator tube, green (sodium heparin), or lavender (EDTA)

SPECIMEN PREPARATION – allow serum to clot completely at room temperature. Separate the serum from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 ml of serum to transport tube.

STORAGE/TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE – frozen

STABILITY – ambient: 3 days; refrigerated: 6 days; frozen: 3 years

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION – use of alternate containers

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS – clinical history is mandatory