Description
Acetoacetate
Also known as
ACAC
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Additional information
Please click on link to view protocol - perchlorate pptn
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Sending address
Chemical Pathology Reception
Level 1, Camelia Botnar Building
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Laboratory service
Chemical Pathology
Sample requirements
Whole blood precipitated into ice cold perchloric acid. See protocol
Reference range
Qualitative report
Turnaround time
1 � 3 weeks
Disease / group
Investigation of hypoglycaemia, fatty acid oxidation defects, ketoacidosis. Monitoring ketogenic diet for epilepsy.
Cost
Upon request
Call in advance?
Not required