Serum ketones test
Definition
Ketones are substances produced when fat cells break down in the blood. A serum ketone test is a measurement of how many ketones are in the blood.
Serum ketones test
Alternate Names : Acetone bodies, Ketones - serum, Nitroprusside test, Ketone bodies - serum, Ketones - blood
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Review Date: 03/14/2009
Reviewed By: Linda Vorvick, MD, Family Physician, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, ...
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30, and negative or trace serum ketones. HHNK has an incidence roughly equivalent to DKA, and the two syndromes have significant overlap. HHNK differs from DKA in the more severely elevated glucose levels reached and the absence of ketoacidosis.
result is possible even without an exogenous cause (eg, vitamin C, phenazopyridine Some Trade Names
PYRIDIUM
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MUCOMYST
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); direct measurement of serum ketones is ...
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