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what the risks are blood test, acetone bodies, ketones, serum, nitroprusside test, ketone bodies, serum, test measures the amount, ketones, in the blood, amount, detectable ketones, considered abnormal, blood is drawn, a vein, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, blood pressure cuff, around the upper arm to cause the veins below the band to swell, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in an air-tight vial, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, in infants, young children, area is cleansed, antiseptic, punctured, a sharp needle, a lancet, blood collected, pipette, small glass tube, on a slide, onto a test strip, into a small container, cotton, a bandage applied, puncture site, any continued bleeding, fast, 4 hours, infants, children, test depends on child's age, previous experience, level of trust, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, this test, diagnose ketoacidosis, is high levels of ketones, in the blood, main causes, ketoacidosis, uncontrolled diabetes, starvation, alcoholism, in diabetes, not be enough insulin to move glucose into cells, body then looks, forms of energy, uses fat, a fuel source, fats, broken down, acids, ketones build up, in the blood, urine, in high levels, ketones, poisonous to body tissue, diagnosis, made in an urgent care center of an emergency department, a patient suspected of having ketoacidosis, have already had a urine test showing ketones, in the urine, a blood test showing low levels of bicarbonate, indicating acid, in the blood, a normal test result would be "negative", meaning, no ketone bodies, in the blood, a test result is "positive", ketones, found, in the blood, alcoholic ketoacidosis, starvation, uncontrolled blood glucose in diabetics, only risks, associated, the venipuncture, a diet low in carbohydrates, increase ketone bodies, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample.