<prompt> All of the following statements about nesiritide are true exceptIt is a BNP analoguesIt can be used in decompensated congestive hea failureIt can be administered orallyIt causes loss of sodium ions in the urine  <response>: Nesiritide is a recombinant BNP It produces vasodilatation and natriuresis It can be administered by intravenous route because being a peptide it can be metabolized by peptidases in git Refer kDT 6e 507 