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- Title
[Hormones as biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis].
- Authors
Winzeler, B F; Christ-Crain, M
- Abstract
Procalcitonin is a biomarker for estimating the likelihood of a bacterial infection. Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy can reduce antibiotic overuse in respiratory tract infections. The differential diagnosis of water-electrolyte imbalances is challenging. Copeptin is co-secreted with arginine vasopressin (AVP) and is a reliable surrogate of plasma AVP. Copeptin may become a useful diagnostic tool in patients with polydipsia-polyuria syndrome and hyponatremia. Copeptin is also known to mirror different levels of stress. It appears to have an interesting potential as a new prognostic biomarker in patients with ischemic stroke. Biomarkers should not be used without the clinical context. They are meant to complement clinical judgment based upon a synthesis of available clinical and laboratory features in each patients.
- Publication
Praxis, 2012, Vol 101, Issue 4, p251
- ISSN
1661-8157
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1024/1661-8157/a000837