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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Ketosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cetosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cetose
Synonyms
English
:
Ketoacidosis
Metabolic Ketoacidosis
Metabolic Ketosis
Tree Number:
C18.452.076.176.652
Definition
English
:
A condition characterized by an abnormally elevated concentration of
KETONE BODIES
in the
blood
(acetonemia) or
urine
(acetonuria). It is a sign of DIABETES COMPLICATION,
starvation
,
alcoholism
or a mitochondrial metabolic disturbance (e.g.,
MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
high levels of
ketone bodies
; do not confuse with
KETOSES
(
monosaccharides
); ketogenesis is probably
KETONE BODIES
/biosyn
See Related
English
:
Ketone Bodies
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under ACIDOSIS 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
7830
Unique Identifier:
D007662
Occurrence in VHL
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