title: Point-of-Care Glucose and Ketone Monitoring.
abstract: Early and rapid identification of hypo- and hyperglycemia as well as ketosis is essential for the practicing veterinarian as these conditions can be life threatening and require emergent treatment. Point-of-care testing for both glucose and ketone is available for clinical use and it is important for the veterinarian to understand the limitations and potential sources of error with these tests. This article discusses the devices used to monitor blood glucose including portable blood glucose meters, point-of-care blood gas analyzers and continuous glucose monitoring systems. Ketone monitoring options discussed include the nitroprusside reagent test strips and the 3-β-hydroxybutyrate ketone meter.
authors.affiliation: Emergency and Critical Care, Matthew J Ryan Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: kicho@vet.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Siew Kim
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.affiliation: Emergency and Critical Care, Matthew J Ryan Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Erica L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Reineke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D007659:Ketones / Q000097:blood*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014730:Veterinary Medicine
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007659:Ketones
keywords: 3-β-hydroxybutyrate; glucose; ketone; point-of-care; portable blood glucose meter