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Beta-Hydroxybutyrate
Test Code37054Z
CPT Codes
82010
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in a Sodium heparin (green-top), lithium heparin (green-top), sodium fluoride (gray-top) or EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis
Methodology
Enzymatic
Setup Schedule
Night 5 days a week
Report Available
3 days
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.
