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BETA HYDROXYBUTYRATE
MessageCHEMISTRY
Test Code
BHOB
Alias/See Also
BHOB, KETONES(PLASMA), BETA HYDROXYBUTYRATE
Preferred Specimen
PLASMA
Minimum Volume
1-2 MLS
Instructions
DRAW 1 LT GREEN LITHIUM HEPARIN TUBE, MIX WELL AND SPIN, SEND TO LAB REFRIGERATED.
Transport Container
ORIGINAL TUBE
Transport Temperature
REFRIGERATED
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?)
HEMOLYSIS
Methodology
ENZYMATIC
Setup Schedule
MONDAY-THURSDAY
Limitations
MUST RECEIVE WITHIN 72 HRS OF COLLECTION.
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 extrememly important in the assessment of ketosis.
Performing Laboratory
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT VA- CHEMISTRY 802-295-9363 EXT: 5518, 5519
