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Reporting Title
Beta-Hydroxybutyrate
Methodology
Photometric, β-Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase (β-HBDH)
Performing Laboratory
OhioHealth Laboratory Services - RMH, BH, DH, DMH, GCMH, GMC, GMH, HMH, MGH, MH, OBH, PMH, SH, WECC Core Laboratories
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Draw blood in a mint green-top (heparin) tube (s). Spin down and send gel tube refrigerated.
Alternate:
Draw blood in a gold-top serum tube. spin down and send tubes refrigerated.
Note:
1. A speckled-top serum gel tube (s) or a plain, red-top tube(s) is also acceptable.
Specimen Stability Information
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Serum or plasma | Refrigerated | 1 week |
| Ambient | ||
| Frozen |
Specimen Transport Temperature
Frozen: OK
Refrigerate: OK
Ambient: NO
Reference Values
0.0-0.3 mmol/L
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday; Continuously
Test Classification and CPT Coding
82010