The health care provider is reviewing lab results of a client diagnosed with heart failure. The provider notes that the client’s ANP and BNP levels have been increasing and remain significantly elevated. How would these results be interpreted?
ANP and BNP, are molecules that the heart secretes, when it is growing a lot, this is called cardiomegaly, means that the disease is getting worse. But, these results should be analyzed only by the treating physician.
