Specimen Requirements
Title
ACETONE & ISOPROPANOL
Specimen Requirement
Collect Gray Top Sodium Fluoride, send 5 mL whole blood.
Alternate Specimen: Green Top Sodium or Lithium Heparin, Red Top or 5 mL urine in a sterile container
**Do not open container/tube.
Methodology
Gas Chromatography/Flame Ionization Detection
Stability
Room temp: 48 hours, Refrigerated: 7 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
1 day
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