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Beta-Hydroxybutyrate : 1002348
Test CodeBHBUT or 1002348
Alias/See Also
bHBA; Betahydroxybutyric acid
CPT Codes
82010
Instructions
Serum separator tube, lavender (EDTA), green top (sodium or lithium heparin), or gray top tube (sodium fluoride).
Transport Container
Centrifuge serum or plasma separator tube and transport. If lavender, green, or gray top, centrifuge and aliquot 1 mL plasma (Min: 0.3 mL) into a standard transport tube.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated.
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis
Methodology
Enzymatic
Setup Schedule
Tuesday - Saturday
Report Available
1-2 days (From receipt at performing laboratory)
Reference Range
Pediatric: 0.04-0.18 mmol/L
Adult: 0.28 mmol/L or Less
Adult: 0.28 mmol/L or Less
Clinical Significance
In diabetics, the measurement of B-hydroxybutyrate as well as blood glucose is needed for the assessment of the severity of diabetic coma and is essential for the exclusion of hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma. A specific enzymatic assay for Beta-hydroxybutyrate is extremely important in the assessment of ketosis.
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics
