Acetone
Heparin (light green), SST(gold)
1 ml Heparin (light green) or serum (red)
Minimal head space.
Frozen
Biochemistry
Mon - Sun, 24hrs
3 h during normal working hours.
Gas Chromatography
mmol/L
Toxic levels for acetone are not well defined. Levels up to 15 mmol/L has been reported in patients with ketoacidosis.
Ingested isopropanol is metabolised to acetone therefore isopropanol toxicity does not cause a metabolic acidosis; the isopropanol level is usually higher than the acetone level. In patients with ketoacidosis, acetone is metabolised to isopropanol and acetone levels are usually higher than isopropanol level.
15%
Do not swab the venepuncture site with alcohol. This test screens for the following Alcohols: Acetone, Methanol, Ethanol, Isopropanol.
0.5 ml plasma or serum - minimal head space.
ALOHS
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