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Ketone Bodies (View in report form.)

CERNER / EPIC MNEMONIC:
BOHB

POE DESCRIPTION:
Beta-Hydroxybutyrate

DAYS PERFORMED:
Daily, 24 hours

TURNAROUND TIME:
15 minutes

CONTAINER TYPE:
Green top (Sodium Heparin) or Green top (Lithium Heparin

SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS:
Whole Blood; Specimen more than 30 minutes in transit to the laboratory or hemolysis are causes for rejection. This test cannot be added to an existing specimen.

MINIMUM VOLUME:
0.4 mL blood

HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS:
Deliver tube to laboratory immediately following collection

REFERENCE RANGE:
Negative in normal nutritional states

LAST UPDATED:
4-17-2012
TEST SYNONYM(S): Ketone Bodies; Beta Ketone; Ketones; Blood Acetone; Beta Hydroxybutyrate

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