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Blood test


Serum ketones

Alternative Names:
Acetone bodies; Ketones - serum; Nitroprusside test; Ketone bodies - serum

Normal Values:

A normal test result would be negative, meaning there are no ketone bodies in the blood.



What abnormal results mean:

A test result is positive if ketones are found in the blood. This may indicate:




Review Date: 2/27/2006
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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