Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 30

Name the three “ketone bodies” appearing in urine and three causes of ketonuria.

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Names of the “Ketones bodies” present in urine:

Ketones:

• It is a term which signifies three fat metabolism’s intermediate product.

Fat ( lipid) metabolism:

• It is a process of degradation and association of lipids.

• Fat metabolism’s intermediate products are,

o Acetoacetic acid (20%)

o -hydroxybutyrate (78%)

o Acetone (2%).

• Above said are ketone bodies which are present in urine.

• These compounds are present in same volume in urine.

• Ketones are not normally appearing in urine. It is because fat which is metabolized is reduced to water and CO₂ (Carbon dioxide).

• Ketones are detected in excreted urine when carbohydrates are not available in the body and fat is metabolized to produce energy.