title: [Introduction of Rapidtip BNP and Rapidpia--a clinical significance of rapid measurement BNP for home medicine care].
abstract: Dyspnea is a common symptom, and a heart failure is one of the most important preferred diagnoses of dyspnea. But it is difficult to undergo ECG, US, or other examination to diagnose a heart failure at the patient home, especially in the case of such examination was needed quickly or frequently. Rapidtip BNP and Rapidpia were invented in order to measure BNP rapidly at the patient home, or in the physician's car.
authors.affiliation: Kamakura Joban Clinic.
authors.forename: Keigo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasukawa
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hisajima
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Soga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain