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FIG 3. Findings in a 3-year-old girl with new-onset DKA.

A, Initial spectra were obtained 2 hours after the start of therapy for DKA (black) in the patient and a phantom containing only ßOHB (gray). ßOHB is seen as a doublet centered at 1.2 ppm.

B, ßOHB is absent in the patient’s spectrum (black) obtained after her recovery from DKA.