Congestive Heart Failure: Symptoms, Stages Treatment Treatments for Stages A and B Medications for the treatment of medical conditions that can cause heart failure or make it worse, such as atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, coronary artery disease, chronic lung disease, high cholesterol and kidney disease Diuretic (“water pill”) to reduce or relieve symptoms
Cardiac Enzymes (Biomarkers): Types What They Do Healthcare providers may also test for natriuretic peptides (NPs) that may be elevated in conditions like heart failure Providers can measure various types of peptides, but they most commonly use N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) in the assessment of strain on the heart due to heart failure Who needs a cardiac enzyme (cardiac biomarker) test?
C-Peptide Test: What It Is, Purpose, Procedure Results What is a C-peptide test? A C-peptide test measures the amount of C-peptide in the blood or urine It can help healthcare providers determine what type of diabetes a person has: Type 1 or Type 2 It also can reveal how well diabetes treatments are working Another use for C-peptide is to determine if your pancreas is making insulin
Complete Blood Count (CBC): What It Is Normal Ranges What is a complete blood count (CBC)? A complete blood count (CBC) is a blood test that providers use to monitor or diagnose health conditions It can give your provider information about how medications or medical conditions are affecting your body, and about the health of your immune system It can detect blood cancers, anemia, infections and other conditions