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From: Diagnostic utility of B-type natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients with pulmonary edema: a prospective cohort study

Figure 1

Dot-plot of initial B-type natriuretic peptide value classified by edema type. Bold line and whiskers represent mean and ± 1 standard deviation. *, P = 0.05 for the difference in B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels between patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) and patients with congestive heart failure. There is no difference between patients with ALI and patients with ARDS (P = 0.47).

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