Question 1

a mild pancreatitis attack can cause dehydration with moderate protein & ketones in urine test but can it also cause the "blood & 50rbc"? thanks

Accepted Answer

It may: It is imperative to repeat the urine test once you have fully recovered from pancreatitis. It is also important to find out what precipitated pancreatitis and avoid those stimuli.
For good health - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low fat milk and milk products, nuts, beans, legumes, lentils and small amounts of lean meats. Avoid saturated fats. Exercise at least 150 minutes/week and increase the intensity of exercise gradually. Do not use tobacco, alcohol, weed or street drugs in any form. 
Practice safe sex.

Question 2

what does too many ketones in urine mean?

Accepted Answer

Ketones: Ketones can indicate ketoacidosis in a diabetic or a sign of starvation ( not eating.).

Question 3

what are ketones in urine and what can that indicate?

Accepted Answer

Starvation : Ketones are formed when your body is not getting nourishment and is having to find nutrients from stored fat. It is a byproduct of that process that can be found in your urine.

Question 4

what are some reasons that would cause ketone in urine?

Accepted Answer

Starvation: Ketones are normally the end result of fat metabolism in an enviroment where carbohydrates are either missing or due to lack of insulin, unavailable .  Common situations are diabetic ketosis and starvation. Alternatively ingestion of some poisonous alcohols (i.e. Isopropyl) will result in ketonuria.

Question 5

ketones in urine but not diabetic ?

Accepted Answer

Fasting?: If you were fasting when the sample was taken, it may be due to that?
For good health - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk products, nuts, beans, legumes, lentils and small amounts of lean meats. Avoid saturated fats. Drink enough water daily, so that your urine is mostly colorless. Exercise at least 150 minutes/week and increase the intensity of exercise gradually. Do not use tobacco, alcohol, weed or street drugs in any form. 
Practice safe sex, if you have sex.

Question 6

what does ketones in urine mean? i don't have diabetes?

Accepted Answer

You are hungry: And have not eaten in a while and your body did not have enough glucose for fuel so it started breaking down fat cells to use for fuel. The result is formation of ketones

Question 7

ketones in urine a sign of fever?

Accepted Answer

Fat breakdown: A common cause of ketone production (ketosis) is fatty acid breakdown. When the body uses fats for energy, ketones result ; some enter into the urine for excretion. A larger amount of ketones in the urine can occur in starvation, diabetes, ; other conditions in which fat ; fatty acid breakdown is occuring at a more substantial pace than in the normal metabolic state. Fever is too non-specific.

Question 8

raised lfts ketones in urine, what is the cause?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: Causes include starvation, infection, uncontrolled diabetes, most common cause skipping meals

Question 9

ketones in urine show 80 and urobolinogen 2.0. trace protein in urine. all else negative or normal. what does this mean.

Accepted Answer

Are you starving?DM?: These results are interpreted with clinical history. But presence of Ketone suggests starvation and Diabetes? Urobilinogen is the breakdown of Bile pigments which comes from Liver.

Question 10

can starving for 2 days and little hydration make you go into ketosis and make you have  ketones in urine ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Ketosis simply reflects the bodies switch to converting fats as an energy source when the glycogen/glucose reserves are minimized. This reflects the waste product of converting these fats.

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A mild pancreatitis attack can cause dehydration with moderate protein & ketones in urine test but can it also cause the "blood & 50rbc"? thanks

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What does too many ketones in urine mean?

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What are ketones in urine and what can that indicate?

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What are some reasons that would cause ketone in urine?

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Ketones in urine but not diabetic ?

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What does ketones in urine mean? i don't have diabetes?

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Ketones in urine a sign of fever?

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Raised lfts ketones in urine, what is the cause?

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Ketones in urine show 80 and urobolinogen 2.0. trace protein in urine. all else negative or normal. what does this mean.

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Can starving for 2 days and little hydration make you go into ketosis and make you have ketones in urine ?

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