LOINC display name : Beta hydroxybutyrate/Acetoacetate pre-meal (Bld) [Molar ratio];
LOINC long common name : Beta hydroxybutyrate/Acetoacetate [Molar ratio] in Blood --pre-meal;
LOINC short name : B-OH-Butyr/Acetoacet pre-meal Bld-sRto;
LOINC description : The hydroxybutyrate/acetoacetate ratio (ketone body ratio) is an expression of the
mitochondrial oxido-reduction state that can provide a clue to diagnosis and metabolic
status in congenital errors of the electron transport chain and pyruvate metabolism.;