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ACETONE

Test Code
LAB456


CPT Codes
82009

Preferred Specimen
7.0 mL Red Top Tube


Minimum Volume
2.0 mL


Transport Temperature
Refrigerated


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis


Methodology
Nitroprusside Reaction

Setup Schedule
Set Up:Daily


Report Available
STAT: 1 hr
Routine: 4 hr


Reference Range
None detected


Clinical Significance
This test is performed when carbohydrate deprivation (e.g.. starvation) or decreased utilization of carbohydrates (e.g.. diabetes mellitus) causes an increased production of acetoacetate and the quantity present may exceed the capacity of the peripheral tissues to metabolize this compound.


Performing Laboratory
GBMC Chemistry



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