title: B-type natriuretic peptide monitoring in the Pediatric ICU population.
abstract: The natriuretic peptide system plays an active role in the regulation of fluid balance and systemic vascular resistance. Assays of these peptides are now available and may be used for both diagnostic and prognostic purposes. Despite its primary use in adults, it may have a diagnostic role in the Pediatric ICU as well. The basic physiology of the natriuretic system is discussed and the potential applications of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) monitoring as a diagnostic tool in various clinical scenarios in infants and children in the Pediatric ICU setting is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA. Tobiasj@health.missouri.edu
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Tobias
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lindblade
authors.forename: Marcus S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Schamberger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain