Ketonuria

As a ketonuria, acetonuria or acetonuria on the occurrence of normal amounts of ketone bodies ( acetoacetate and betahydroxybutyric acid ) or acetone is known as the simplest ketone in the urine. It can be detected there by means of test strips.

Healthy can be a ketonuria temporarily in catabolic metabolism - such as after great physical exertion or prolonged starvation - have. Otherwise, urine ketones show at

• Fever,
• Major injury or surgery,
• Längerdauerndem vomiting (as in hyperemesis gravidarum )
• Large fat content in the diet or
• Metabolic disorders such as insulin deficiency (diabetes mellitus) or elevated glucagon.

In diabetic ketonuria is a sign of inadequate therapy. In newborns, it is reminiscent of a serious metabolic disease, as metabolically healthy newborns hardly ever have a ketonuria even with pronounced ketosis.