Ketones - Urine
Alternate Names : Ketone Bodies - Urine, Urine Ketones: Acetone, Acetoacetic Acid, and Beta-Hydroxybutyric Acid
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What do Abnormal Results Mean?
A positive test may indicate - metabolic abnormalities, including uncontrolled diabetes or glycogen storage disease
- abnormal nutritional conditions, including starvation, fasting, anorexia, high protein or low carbohydrate diets
- protracted vomiting, including hyperemesis gravidarum
- disorders of increased metabolism, including hyperthyroidism, fever, acute or severe illness, burns, pregnancy, lactation or following surgery
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