Blood ketones are sometimes ordered, along with other tests such as blood gases, glucose, and electrolytes, to detect ketoacidosis in non-diabetics if they have signs and symptoms of DKA due to, for example, ingestion of excessive amounts of alcohol. ^ Back to top.
Ribavirin is a guanosine (ribonucleic) analog used to stop viral RNA synthesis and viral mRNA capping, thus, it is a nucleoside inhibitor.Its brand names include Copegus, Rebetol, Ribasphere, Vilona, and Virazole.either of these mechanisms explains ribavirin's effect on many DNA viruses, which is more of a mystery, especially given the complete inactivity of ribavirin's 2' deoxyribose analogue, which suggests that the drug functions only as an RNA nucleoside mimic, and never a DNA nucleoside mimic.
Baraclude (entecavir) is an antiviral medication. Baraclude is used to treat chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) in adults and children who are at least 2 years old. Baraclude is not a cure for hepatitis. It is not known whether this medicine will prevent cirrhosis or liver cancer.