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LOINC 2.82

Ketones [Presence] in Blood by Tablet

Ketones Bld Ql Tablet

Definition

  • This term was originally created (but not limited in use) for the Acetest manufactured by Bayer HealthCare. It applies to tests done by the nitroprusside method on whole blood that primarily measures acetoacetate but cross reacts with acetone. So about 10% of the amount reported could be acetone. It will not detect betahydroxybuturate. These tests are usually named "ketones", so we stayed with that name though admit it is a slight misnomer because they don't detect all ketones.

Component

  • Ketones

Specimen / system

  • Bld

Class

  • CHEM

Property

  • PrThr

Scale

  • Ord

Method

  • Tablet

Related names

  • Acetest; Acetoacetate; Acetoacetates; Acetone bodies; Blood; Chemistry; Ketone; Ketone bodies; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; WB; Whole blood

Index terms

  • Acetest
  • Acetoacetate
  • Acetoacetates
  • Acetone bodies
  • Blood
  • Chemistry
  • Ketone
  • Ketone bodies
  • Ordinal
  • Point in time
  • PR
  • QL
  • Qual
  • Qualitative
  • Random
  • Screen
  • WB
  • Whole blood