Diagnostic/ Indication/Purposes Result Normal Values Analysis and Nursing

Laboratory Interpretation Responsibilities

Procedures Results
Brain Natriuretic BNP test is a blood 200pg/ml  Less than 125 BNP is not normal, *Monitor the patient's
Peptide Test test that measures Elevated levels of vital status especially
pg/ml for
levels of a protein natriuretic peptides the oxygen saturation.
called BNP that is patients aged 0- are associated with *Assess fot shortness
made by your heart poor long term of breath *Administer
74 years of age.
and blood vessels. It prognosis and have medicine as
is mostly used to Less than 450 pg/ml an adverse impact on prescribed
diagnose or rule out for patients aged 75- long-term mortality in
heart failure. 99 years of age. patients with
congestive heart
failure and various
other conditions such
as coronary artery
disease and atrial
fibrillation.
Troponin Test A Troponin test 0.51 ng/ml Between 0-0.4 ng/ml Troponin is not -instruct patient to take
measures the levels normal, Increased in medicine as
of Troponin T and the troponin level prescribed by the
Troponin I proteins in often means that physician.
the blood. These there has been some
proteins are released damage in the heart.
when the heart
muscle has been
damaged.
Low-Density LDL test is a form of 306 mg/dl Less than 100 mg/dl LDL is not normal, -instruct patient to
Lipoprotein blood test that use to Increased LDL have a balance diet
measure the amount cholesterol raises the because a few
of LDL cholesterol in risk for heart disease changes in your diet
a person’s and stroke. can reduce your
bloodstream. cholesterol and
improve your heart
health.
Chest X-Ray A chest X-Ray is an Cardiomegaly with Normal chest X-ray Chest X-Ray is not Monitor patient
imaging test that uses haziness on all lobes shows normal size normal, the heart is especially the result of
X-rays to look at the and shape of the considered enlarged the Xray and hand it to
structures and organs chest wall and main and pulmonary the physician.
in the chest. It can structures in the edema is present.
help to see how well chest.
the lungs and heart
are working.
12-Lead A 12-Lead Left ventricular Modified Cornell 12-Lead ECG reading Assess the client's
Electrocardiogram Electrocardiogram is hyperthrophy Criteria: Examine the of is not normal, there heart rate, heart
a medical test that is R wave in aVL. If the is a thickening of the sounds, and blood
recorded using leads, R wave is greater wall of the heart’s pressure.
or nodes, attached in than 12 mm in main chamber. It
the body. It is a amplitude, LVH is results to elevation of
graphic present. pressure within the
representation of the heart and causes
electrical activity of poor pumping action.
the heart on two
planes.