A client with acute decompensated heart failure has a BNP level of 1,450. Which physiologic process best explains the release of BNP into circulation? Question 10 options: Inflammation in coronary arteries causes macrophages to release BNP. Decreased renal perfusion stimulates the kidneys to release BNP to increase blood pressure. Increased sympathetic activity stimulates the adrenal glands to release BNP to increase cardiac output. Stretch of the myocardium triggers the release of BNP to promote natriuresis.
A client with acute decompensated heart failure has a BNP level of 1,450
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