World’s first fingerstick BNP test

Cowboyjim

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Made me double take this one... obviously BNP means something different from what us Brits think it does*£ 8)
Alere introduces the World’s first fingerstick BNP test
http://www.pr-inside.com/alere-introduces-the-world-s-first-fingerstick-r2249793.htm
Alere has launched the World’s first fingerstick BNP (b-type natriuretic peptide) test as an aid in diagnosis and assessment of severity of patients with heart failure. Providing rapid point of care BNP results to aid healthcare professionals in their decision making process, the compact BNP analyser provides lab accurate results within 15 minutes from a 12µl capillary blood sample. The
new Alere™ Heart Check System is designed to aid in the diagnosis of heart failure, assess the severity of heart failure, and enable risk stratification of patients with heart failure as well as those with acute coronary syndromes.

*British National Party... a political organisation with somewhat right-wing policies.