We quantitated serial serum beta-hydroxybutyrate (β-OHB) levels using the Ketosite method in 9 children with IDDM who were treated for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and compared them to urinary ketone measurements by dipstick. Persistent elevations of serum β-OHB were seen in six patients when...
β‐hydroxybutyratehydrogen peroxideketonesmetabolic acidosisurinalysisObjectives: While critically important, the rapid identification of the etiology of metabolic acidosis (MA) may be labor-intensive and time-consuming. Alcoholic, starvation, and severe diabetic ketoacidosis (AKA, SKA, and DKA, respectively...