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Urinalysis Shows Trace Of Ketones. All Other Parameters Normal. What Does It Indicate?

i have a question about what could possibly be wrong with a patient whose urinalysis showed the following:
Color: yellow Appearance: clear specific gravity: 1.025 pH:5.0 protein: trace ketones: 150mg/dL blood: large
leukocyte: negative bilirubin: negative urobilinogen: normal glucose: negative nitrite: negative

his diet includes lots of meat, cheese, and fish
Tue, 10 Dec 2013
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may suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis , or congenital diseease due to defiency of some enzymes kindly get on fasting blood glucose done and glycated heamilglobin
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Urinalysis Shows Trace Of Ketones. All Other Parameters Normal. What Does It Indicate?

may suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis , or congenital diseease due to defiency of some enzymes kindly get on fasting blood glucose done and glycated heamilglobin