Acetonemia
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
An entry from the early Soviet Medical Encyclopedia defining acetonemia as the presence of large amounts of acetone, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, and acetoacetic acid in the blood. This condition arises from the incomplete oxidation of metabolic products in various wasting and systemic diseases.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ACETONEMIA, the presence in the blood of a large amount of acetone, β-hydroxybutyric acid, and acetoacetic acid due to the incomplete oxidation of metabolic products in wasting diseases, such as, for example, diabetes (see), cancer, starvation, nervous and mental illnesses, infectious diseases, and intoxications of intestinal and exogenous origin.
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“Acetonemia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/acetonemia/