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urine osmolality
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what is 'urine osmolality'?
Definition for Urine osmolality
Urine osmolality is also known as: Urine osmolarity, urinary osmolality
Urine osmolality is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: diabetes insipidus, hepatorenal syndrome and acute renal failure.
related diagnosis for 'urine osmolality'
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diagnosis
diabetes insipidus
defect in urine concentration
Urine osmolality and diabetes insipidus
hepatorenal syndrome
kidney and liver failure
Urine osmolality and hepatorenal syndrome
acute renal failure
acute kidney failure
Urine osmolality and acute renal failure
acute tubular necrosis
acute kidney failure
Urine osmolality and acute tubular necrosis
cystinosis
accumulation of type of aminoacid in body tissues
Urine osmolality and cystinosis
tubulointerstitial kidney disease
kidney disease involving tubules
Urine osmolality and tubulointerstitial kidney disease
renal osteodystrophy
bone problems caused by renal disease
Urine osmolality and renal osteodystrophy
encephalitis
brain inflammation
Urine osmolality and encephalitis
craniopharyngioma
type of brain tumor
Urine osmolality and craniopharyngioma
multifocal Langerhans cell granulomatosis
multisystem disease caused by increased number of Langerhans cells
Urine osmolality and multifocal Langerhans cell granulomatosis
dehydration
insufficient body water
Urine osmolality and dehydration
multiple myeloma
tumor of plasma cells in bone marrow
Urine osmolality and multiple myeloma
renal artery occlusion
blockage of artery to kidney
Urine osmolality and renal artery occlusion
uremic encephalopathy
brain disorder in kidney failure
Urine osmolality and uremic encephalopathy
chronic renal disease
chronic kidney disease
Urine osmolality and chronic renal disease
intracranial tumor
brain tumor
Urine osmolality and intracranial tumor
pyelonephritis
kidney infection
Urine osmolality and pyelonephritis
septic shock or septicemia
severe blood infection leading to low blood pressure
Urine osmolality and septic shock or septicemia
urosepsis
severe blood infection from the urine
Urine osmolality and urosepsis
tularemia
multisystem bacterial disease transmitted from rodents by ticks, biting flies, and mosquitoes
Urine osmolality and tularemia
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serum osmolality
Urine osmolality and serum osmolality
Complete Blood Count
Urine osmolality and Complete Blood Count
Complete metabolic panel
Urine osmolality and Complete metabolic panel
serum electrolytes
Urine osmolality and serum electrolytes
Urinalysis
Examination of urine to detect disease
Urine osmolality and Urinalysis
BUN
Urine osmolality and BUN
Serum Creatinine
Urine osmolality and Serum Creatinine
Urinary electrolytes
Urine osmolality and Urinary electrolytes
urine output
Urine osmolality and urine output
Kidney biopsy
Urine osmolality and Kidney biopsy
Ultrasonography kidneys ureter bladder
Urine osmolality and Ultrasonography kidneys ureter bladder
CT scan
Urine osmolality and CT scan
Creatinine clearance
Urine osmolality and Creatinine clearance
Brain MRI
Urine osmolality and Brain MRI
24-hour urinary sodium
Urine osmolality and 24-hour urinary sodium
Dialysis
Urine osmolality and Dialysis
Blood, Platelet Count
Platelet Count
Urine osmolality and Blood, Platelet Count
Cardiac monitoring
Urine osmolality and Cardiac monitoring
Pulse oximetry
Oximetry
Urine osmolality and Pulse oximetry
serum glucose
Urine osmolality and serum glucose
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desmopressin
Urine osmolality and desmopressin
indomethacin
Urine osmolality and indomethacin
estrogen
Urine osmolality and estrogen
dopamine
Urine osmolality and dopamine
prednisone
Urine osmolality and prednisone
furosemide
Urine osmolality and furosemide
n-acetylcysteine
Urine osmolality and n-acetylcysteine
nifedipine
Urine osmolality and nifedipine
growth hormone
Urine osmolality and growth hormone
vitamin d supplements
Urine osmolality and vitamin d supplements
dopamine(intropin , dopamine hydrochloride)
Urine osmolality and dopamine(intropin , dopamine hydrochloride)
norepinephrine
Urine osmolality and norepinephrine
calcium acetate
Urine osmolality and calcium acetate
dextrose 10% and 0.2% sodium chloride
Urine osmolality and dextrose 10% and 0.2% sodium chloride
dextrose 10% and 0.45% sodium chloride
Urine osmolality and dextrose 10% and 0.45% sodium chloride
dextrose 10% and 0.9% sodium chloride
Urine osmolality and dextrose 10% and 0.9% sodium chloride
dextrose 5% and 0.2% sodium chloride
Urine osmolality and dextrose 5% and 0.2% sodium chloride
dextrose 5% and 0.33% sodium chloride
Urine osmolality and dextrose 5% and 0.33% sodium chloride
dextrose 5% and 0.45% sodium chloride
Urine osmolality and dextrose 5% and 0.45% sodium chloride
dextrose 5% and 0.9% sodium chloride
Urine osmolality and dextrose 5% and 0.9% sodium chloride
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Osmolality urine - series
Osmolality urine. Indication. An osmolality test measures the concentration of particles in a solution. ... to collect a "clean-catch" (midstream) urine sample. ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia:Osmolality urine - series: Indication
Skip navigation. Medical Encyclopedia. Osmolality urine - series: Indication. Osmolality urine - seriesIllustrations: Indication. Procedure. Results ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia:Osmolality urine - series: Results
Skip navigation. Medical Encyclopedia. Osmolality urine - series: Results. Osmolality urine - seriesIllustrations: Indication. Procedure. Results ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Osmolality - urine
Osmolality urine - series. Definition Return to top. The osmolality urine test ... Osmolality is a more exact measurement of urine concentration than the urine ...
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Osmolality urine
Osmolality urine < back. Indication. An osmolality test measures the concentration ... You are instructed to collect a "clean-catch" (midstream) urine sample. ...
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Osmolality - urine
The osmolality urine test measures the (concentration of particles) of the urine. ... Osmolality - urine. Overview Risks Results. Normal Values: ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/003609res.htm
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eMedicine - Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion ...
The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) consists of hyponatremia, inappropriately elevated urine osmolality (200 mOsm/kg), excessive ...
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/byname/syndrome-of-inappropri...
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Kidney Problems Diagnosed By Blood And Urine Tests - Testing For Kidney ...
Kidney problems can be determined by specific blood tests or urine tests. ... Urine osmolality normal ranges are 50 to 1400 mOsm/kg (random) or greater than ...
http://arthritis.about.com/od/diagnostic/a/kidneytests.htm?r=9I
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Nocturia
... Science Urine volume or flow rate is determined by solute load, osmolality of ... the urine osmolality above plasma will result in increased nocturnal urine flow ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=cm.chapter.5276
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Evidence-Based Case Reviews: Hyponatremia
... to produce dilute urine, and their urine osmolality may be 300mmol ... excretiondue to hypovolemia, the urine osmolality often exceeds 450 mmol/kg ofwater. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1071707
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Free water clearance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... product of urine flow rate and the ratio of urine to plasma osmolality, this is ... urine osmolality of 140 mOsm/L, plasma osmolality of 280 mOsm/L, and a urine ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_water_clearance
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eMedicine - Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone ...
Water balance is an important regulatory function involving the hypothalamus and ... Therefore, urine osmolality of more than 100 mOsm in the context of plasma ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3541.htm
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The Value of Urine Specific Gravity in Detecting Diabetes Insipidus in ...
A urine and plasma osmolality was subsequently performed, which were 138 and 285 ... conditions result in discordance between urine specific gravity and osmolality. ...
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Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone - Wikipedia, the free ...
... as a reduction in plasma osmolality is detected by osmoreceptors in the ... thereby increasing urine output, decreasing urine osmolality, and increasing ...
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Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
... older than age one year usually results in a urine osmolality that is: ... had beneficial effects on urine volume and osmolality starting a few hours after ...
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Serum Osmolality
Chemicals that affect serum osmolality include sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, ... The osmolality of urine may be measured and compared to the blood osmolality to ...
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/serum-osmolality?page=2
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eMedicine - Hyponatremia : Article by Eric E Simon
Hyponatremia is an important and common electrolyte abnormality that can be seen in isolation or, as most often is the ... A urine osmolality greater than 100 ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1130.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Osmolality - blood
... kidney to reabsorb water, which results in more concentrated urine. ... pass dilute urine to get rid of the excess water, and blood osmolality increases. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003463.htm
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Diabetes Insipidus
Defines diabetes insipidus and reviews the mechanics of normal fluid regulation. ... urine by measuring how many particles are in a kilogram of water (osmolality) or ...
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/insipidus/index.htm
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Urine specific gravity
Urine concentration test... Osmolality - blood. Dehydration. Glucose test - urine. Heart failure ... Osmolality is a more specific test for urine concentration. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Urine-specific-gravity.htm?once=true
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eMedicine - Diabetes Insipidus : Article by Michael Cooperman
... and polydipsia by diminishing the patient's ability to concentrate urine. ... The urine osmolality rises. ... withheld and urine osmolality and body weight ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic543.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Urine specific gravity
Urine concentration test. Urine osmolality. Urinalysis. How the Test is Performed Return to top ... Osmolality is a more specific test for urine concentration. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003587.htm
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Creatine Use and Exercise Heat Tolerance in Dehydrated Men
Urine osmolality increased during placebo but remained similar during CrM from ... Summary Statistics for Urine Osmolality, Specific Gravity, Volume, and ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia:Osmolality urine - series: Procedure
... You are instructed to collect a "clean-catch" (midstream) urine sample. ... Open a urine-collection bag (a plastic bag with adhesive paper on one end), and ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100153_2.htm
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
... and measure urinary sodium and osmolality, and also ask about diuretic use. ... clinical syndrome characterized by persistent albuminuria (protein in the urine) ...
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DIBROMOACETIC ACID: TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS (Acute) - National Toxicology ...
... in urine volume and, to a lesser degree, an increase of osmolality, such that ... On day 7, the urine osmolality in high dose females was reported as being ...
http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=03DD92A5-...
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Acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
... inability of the kidney to concentrate urine owing to the insensitivity of the ... patients with NDI will show little or no increase in urine osmolality. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16713497
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Pathogenesis and treatment of autosomal-dominant nephrogenic diabetes ...
However, they were able to slightly increase urine osmolality after dehydration. ... Inhibitor Rolipram Increased Urine Osmolality in Mutant AQP2 Heterozygous ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1599937
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eMedicine - Lithium Nephropathy : Article by Eleanor Lederer
Serum and urine osmolality are measured 1-2 hours later. ... but have less than a 10% increase in urine osmolality from baseline after ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1313.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Urination - excessive volume
... intake of fluids is restricted to see if the urine volume decreases) Serum osmolality and urine osmolality tests. Serum electrolytes. Update Date: 1/24/2008 ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003146.htm
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eMedicine - Diabetes Insipidus : Article by James CM Chan, MD
Diabetes Insipidus - The word diabetes is derived from the Greek verb diabainein, which means to stand with legs apart, as ... appropriate urine and blood ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic580.htm
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Severe hyponatraemia: investigation and management in a district ...
... the measurement of urinary electrolytes and osmolality in a spot urine sample. ... as hyponatraemia with inappropriately raised urine osmolality and natriuresis. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1769815
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Diabetes insipidus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urinalysis demonstrates a dilute urine with a low specific gravity. Urine osmolality and electrolyte levels are typically low. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_insipidus
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Osmolality test
Medical Encyclopedia. Osmolality test. An osmolality urine test is performed to measure the concentration of particles in urine. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/10013.htm
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Vasopressin contributes to hyperfiltration, albuminuria, and renal ...
... high V, hypotonic urine, and increased plasma osmolality (Table 1) ... of VP is often evaluated by considering the maximal osmolality achieved in urine. ...
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Diabetes insipidus - nephrogenic
... by the passage of large volumes of urine due to a defect of the kidney tubules. ... Urine output - decreased Urination - excessive volume Osmolality - urine ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000511sym.htm
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Serum Sodium
... failure, the sodium concentration is the chief determinant of plasma osmolality. ... unless malnourished, can concentrate the urine normally, but if disabled or ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=cm.chapter.5466
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eMedicine - Hypokalemia : Article by Eleanor Lederer
Potassium homeostasis Potassium, the most abundant intracellular cation, is ... However, if the urine osmolality is 1200 mOsm/kg, ie, concentrated 4-fold ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1124.htm
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Uncompensated polyuria in a mouse model of Bartter's syndrome
... to concentrate their urine as judged by its osmolality even in the setting ... vasopressin analogue by changing their urine osmolality from 490 ± 40 mOsm to ...
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Osmolality test
Allergies Arthritis Asthma Breast Cancer Cancer Deafness ... Osmolality test. An osmolality urine test is performed to measure the concentration of particles ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Osmolality-test.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Diabetes insipidus - nephrogenic
Signs associated with high urine output are: High serum osmolality. Kidneys don't concentrate urine when the person is given ADH. Low urine osmolality ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000511.htm
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eMedicine - Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion ...
... in patients with SIADH, the urine osmolality usually is less than maximally ... failure to realize that urine osmolality must only be inappropriately elevated ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2190.htm
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Antibacterial activity of human urine
... to equal the osmolality or ammonium of an inhibitory urine did not increase ... Urine osmolality. A definitive test of renal function. Arch Intern Med. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=297400
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Urine chemistry
For this test, a clean-catch (midstream) urine sample is needed. ... Osmolality - urine. Porphyrins - urine. Potassium - urine. Protein electrophoresis - urine ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003342.htm
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Osmolality - blood
... kidney to reabsorb water, which results in more concentrated urine. ... pass dilute urine to get rid of the excess water, and blood osmolality increases. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Osmolality.htm?p=1
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eMedicine - Adipsia : Article by Vikas R Dharnidharka
Urine osmolality is very high, unless a coexisting defect in AVP secretion ... administration of AVP increases urine osmolality and diminishes the tendency for ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic40.htm
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Diseases and Conditions Encyclopedia : Discovery Health
A urine osmolality test is a measure of the concentration of dissolved minerals ... a lot of water, there is more in the urine and therefore a lower osmolality) ...
http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=1383
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eMedicine - Post Head Injury Endocrine Complications : Article by ...
The greatest challenge associated with endocrine complications in individuals ... diagnosis is based upon a urine osmolality greater than serum osmolality. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic109.htm
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Vasopressin and oxytocin secretion in response to the consumption of ...
... (vasopressin, oxytocin), plasma and urine osmolality, urinary pH, and plasma sodium and urea. ... was detected in the urine samples of 17 subjects, three ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16574714
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Patient Information Publications
osmolality and vasopressin content. The serum or urine osmolality test is ... Urine osmolality. A more accurate measurement of the num- ber of solids in urine. ...
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