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Case Reports
. 1991 Aug-Sep;8(7):688-90.
doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1991.tb01679.x.

Bedside blood ketone body monitoring

M O McBride  1 , M Smye, G S Nesbitt, D R Hadden
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Case Reports

Bedside blood ketone body monitoring

M O McBride et al. Diabet Med. 1991 Aug-Sep.

Abstract

The use of a reagent strip and reflectance meter for the bedside measurement of 3-hydroxybutyrate during the clinical management of diabetic ketoacidosis is described. Comparison of this method with a laboratory enzymatic assay shows good correlation (r = 0.97, p less than 0.05). Initial use in acute ketoacidosis suggests that knowledge of hourly changes in 3-hydroxybutyrate levels could be helpful in determining the optimum insulin dose.

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