KETONES, WHOLE BLOOD
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  KET

MGH LIS Test No

  4944

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  15 min

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  KET

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin)  

Volume

  1.0 mL

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Whole blood - capillary, venous or arterial
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Blood Beta-Ketone strip; Medisense/Abbott

Clinical Utilities
Useful for measuring beta-hydroxybutyrate

CPT Codes
82010

Reference Range
0.0 - 0.6 mmol/L

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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