Ketones, urine — lab reference
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Ask your clinician to confirm with microscopy; exercise, menstruation, myoglobin, and hemolysis may interfere.
Collection completeness must be assessed.
Screening cutoff depends on units, method, medications, potassium, and collection protocol.
This ratio is useful only when both measurements were made using a reliable paired method.
Urine/plasma method, creatinine correction, collection timing, and assay matter.
Specimen choice, timing, recent seafood/supplements, provoked vs unprovoked collection, and public-health thresholds matter.
Formula and albumin correction vary by laboratory. Ask your clinician to confirm whether potassium is included.
Correct for albumin when appropriate or measure ionized calcium.
Hydration and concentrating ability affect result.
Ask your clinician to review albumin, globulin, and electrophoresis when indicated.
Fasting, time of day, inflammation, albumin, and trace-metal collection technique matter.
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