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Home Our Specialties Pathology Pathology Lab Services N-TERMINAL PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE NT-proBNP SERUM

N-TERMINAL PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (NT-proBNP), SERUM

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Lab Section Category	Clinical Biochemistry View write-up
Specimen Required	3 mL plain blood
Method	Immunoassay
Reference Interval / Value	≥ 13 yrs : M < 100; F < 150 pg/mL In the setting of Emergency Medicine: Rule-out cutoff point of 300 pg/mL has a NPV of 99% Rule-in cutoff point of 900 pg/mL has a PPV of 76%
Turnaround Time	Mean = 4 hrs, Range: 3 – 5 hrs
Day(s) Test Set up	Daily, 24 hrs STAT