Differential Diagnosis and Therapy of Hyperketonemic State
- David S. Schade, MD;
- R. Philip Eaton, MD
Abstract
Detection of ketone bodies in the urine or plasma may be used as a rapid, inexpensive diagnostic approach. Understanding the causes of hyperketonemia can lead to identification and appropriate therapy for the underlying cause. At least one urinary ketone measurement should be a routine procedure in all severely ill patients in whom a complete understanding of the underlying pathological processes is not present.
(JAMA 241:2064-2065, 1979)
Footnotes
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Reprint requests to Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131 (Dr Schade).
