We quantitated serial serum beta-hydroxybutyrate (-OHB) levels using the Ketosite method in 9 children with IDDM who were treated for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and compared them to urinary ketone measurements by dipstick. Persistent elevations of serum -OHB were seen in six patients when the...
164: Comparing Beta-hydroxybutyrate Testing to Urine Dip for Identifying Diabetic Ketoacidosis at TriageStudy Objective Rapid and accurate diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is important, as a delay in diagnosis can lead to an increased morbidity. A common strategy to screen hyperglycemic patients...
Hydroxybutyrates3-Hydroxybutyric AcidWe have performed a two-part evaluation of assays for beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta HB). In Part I, we evaluated the analytical acceptability of a dry film, self-contained analyzer for beta HB measurement (KetoSite; GDS Diagnostics, Elkhart, Ind). The assay ...
Data from 496 autopsy cases with positive beta hydroxybutyrate (BHB), acetone or isopropanol in blood were investigated. The cases were divided into different groups according to cause of death. Cases with cause of death due to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA, n=54) had the highest levels of BHB ...
β‐hydroxybutyratehydrogen peroxideketonesmetabolic acidosisurinalysisObjectives: While critically important, the rapid identification of the etiology of metabolic acidosis (MA) may be labor-intensive and time-consuming. Alcoholic, starvation, and severe diabetic ketoacidosis (AKA, SKA, and DKA, respectively...
beta-HydroxybutyrateWe prospectively evaluated the correlation between point-of-care β-OHB values and DKA severity at time of initial diagnosis in 54 patients. The correlation coefficients between β-OHB and pH, bicarbonate and anion gap were 0.33, 0.25 and 0.16, respectively. We conclude that ...
A retrospective, cross‐sectional analysis of vitreous beta‐hydroxybutyrate (BHB) on 967 forensic cases over a two‐year period was conducted. Cases were sorted into six categories of death: (i) sudden traumatic/non‐natural (ST), (ii) sudden natural (SN), (iii) prolonged traumatic/non‐...