Specimen Requirements
Title
ACETONE & ISOPROPANOL
Specimen Requirement
Draw blood in gray sodium fluoride tube/5.0 mL wholle blood (1.0 min).*DO NOT OPEN CONTAINER*
Alternate Specimen: Red-Top
Methodology
Stability
ROOM TEMP 48 HOURS; REFRIGERATED 7 DAYS
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
1 DAY--PERFORMED SUNDAY-FRIDAY
Clinical Use
Diagnose ketonemia, ketoacidosis resulting from diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, stress, starvation, intestinal disorders including emesis, glycogen storage disease (von Gierke), infantile organic acidemias, and other metabolic disorders.
Test Code
ACETW