Ketone Bodies Qualitative
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Plain RedTube (serum)
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Plain RedTube (serum)
Minimum Volume:
Collection Instructions: Use Fresh Whole Blood, No Gel
Specimen Stability
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Reference Range
Negative
Methodology
Manual
CPT
82009
Test Alias
Ketones
Acetone
Lab Handling
ONLY performed at the Bluffton Laboatory (Order Beta Hydroxybuterate for Findlay patients)