Sample type: Plasma (fluoride oxalate)

Test name: 3-Hydroxybutyrate a.k.a. ketones

Condition / Indication: Hypoglycaemia / Ketosis

Special precautions & notes: Send to laboratory immediately, including a request for glucose and free fatty acid analysis.

Reference range: Interpretative report provided (please provide simultaneous glucose result)

Container: Fluoride oxalate (grey top) preferred. Note: lithium heparin plasma is unsuitable.

Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry

Section: Metabolic Biochemistry

Turnaround time: 7 days

Information for Laboratories referring samples for analysis at NBT:

Please provide glucose result. Store frozen if not posting immediately. Send sample by first class post.