Test Code SOFT: BNPEP B-Type Natriuretic Peptide

Important Note

This test is not performed at Saint Francis Healthcare System Laboratory. Please refer to BNP (N-Terminal ProB-Type Natriuretic Peptide )

EPIC NAME: PROBNP EPIC CODE: LAB106

Ordering Mnemonic
EPIC NAME: B Natriuretic Peptide

EPIC CODE: LAB20015

Saint Francis Medical Center-Poplar Bluff, Dexter, Piedmont, Sikeston

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Container/Tube: Lavendar

Specimen Volume: 1 mL

Testing completed within 7 hours. Stored at room temp or refrigeration. Bring to room temp (20-24C or 68-75F), about 15 min, before testing.

5pg/mL to 5000 pg/mL

Monday through Sunday

Fluorescence immunoassay