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Acetest

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Acetest /Ace·test/ (as´ĕ-test) trademark for a reagent tablet containing sodium nitroprusside, aminoacetic acid, dibasic sodium phosphate, and lactose, turning a purple color in the presence of ketone bodies in urine, blood, plasma, or serum, the intensity of the color reaction indicative of the acetoacetate or acetone concentration.
Acetest,
a trademark for a product used to test for the presence of abnormal quantities of ketone in the urine of patients with diabetes mellitus or other metabolic disorders. A large quantity of ketone causes a rapid change in the color of the Acetest tablet. See also acetone in urine test, acidosis, ketone bodies.

Acetest
trademark for reagent tablets containing sodium nitroprusside, aminoacetic acid, disodium phosphate and lactose. A drop of urine is placed on a tablet on a sheet of white paper; if significant quantities of acetone are present the tablet changes from a purple tint (1+), to lavender (2+), to moderate purple (3+) or to deep purple (4+). Extensively used for field testing of cows for acetonemia and ewes and cows for pregnancy toxemia.


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