Question 158 · LEK · Laboratory tests
The laboratory tests ordered at the ER show a high NT-proBNP concentration in a patient with dyspnea. Which of the following is the least probable cause of dyspnea, in light of the obtained result?
- A. left ventricular heart failure.
- B. pulmonary embolism with a moderate risk of death.
- C. high arterial blood pressure.
- D. asthma.
- E. atrial fibrillation.
Hint
Natriuretic peptides are released when cardiac chambers are stretched; which condition does not load the heart?
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