Assessment of Traub formula and ketone bodies in cause of death investigations

Diabetes and alcohol abuse may cause severe metabolic disturbances that can be fatal. These may be difficult to diagnose in autopsies based solely on macroscopical and histological findings. In such cases, metabolic markers, such as postmortem glucose and ketone levels, can provide supporting inform...

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Published in:	International journal of legal medicine Vol. 127; no. 6; pp. 1131 - 1137
Main Authors:	Keltanen, Terhi, Sajantila, Antti, Palo, Jukka U., Partanen, Teija, Valonen, Tiina, Lindroos, Katarina
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-11-2013 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	3-Hydroxybutyric Acid - blood Acetoacetates - blood Acetone - blood Alcohol Alcoholism - blood Alcoholism - pathology Algorithms Autopsies Autopsy Biomarkers - blood Blood Glucose - analysis Cause of Death Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus - blood Diabetes Mellitus - pathology Diabetic Ketoacidosis - blood Diabetic Ketoacidosis - pathology Diagnosis, Differential Finland Forensic Medicine Glucose Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis Humans Hyperglycemia Hyperglycemia - blood Hyperglycemia - pathology Ketone Bodies - blood Lactic Acid - blood Medical Law Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metabolism Original Article Postmortem Changes Predictive Value of Tests Finland Diabetes Alcohol abuse Traub Ketoacidosis Postmortem
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