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Bedside Blood Ketone Body Monitoring
Author(s) -
McBride M.O.,
Smye M.,
Nesbitt G.S.,
Hadden D.R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1991.tb01679.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic ketoacidosis , ketoacidosis , diabetes mellitus , insulin , endocrinology , type 1 diabetes
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 < 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.