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FIG 6. Findings in an 11-year-old girl with DKA.

A, Initial spectrum (black) during treatment for DKA and spectrum from phantom containing both lactate and ßOHB (gray). Patient’s spectrum shows lactate and ßOHB as a triplet with peaks from 1.15 to 1.38 ppm. AcAc is noted at 2.22–2.26 ppm.

B, After recovery, no lactate or ßOHB is detected on the patient’s spectrum (black).