Comparing Finger-stick β-Hydroxybutyrate with Dipstick Urine Tests in the Detection of Ketone Bodies

Comparing Finger-stick β-Hydroxybutyrate with Dipstick Urine Tests in the Detection of Ketone Bodies

SUMMARY: Objectives: Blood ketone (beta-hydroxybutyrate) measurements are suggested instead of urine ketone (acetoacetate) measurements in the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis. Urine ketone examination is difficult and time consuming, and may result in an incorrect interpretation. Studies perform...

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Main Authors: Baris KURU, Mustafa SEVER, Ersin AKSAY, Tarik DOGAN, Necmiye YALCIN, Ezgi SEKER EREN, Fusun USTUNER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-06-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316300425

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