THE clinical value of the urinary specific gravity is unchallenged by the thousands who routinely perform it as part of every urinalysis. The claim that it differentiates transudate from exudate in ...

‌A urine concentration test provides the specific gravity of your urine. This measures your kidneys’ ability to balance water content and excrete waste. It is important in diagnosing some health ...

THE specific gravity balance represented in the accompanying illustration was devised by me some ten years ago for the determination of the specific gravity of hand specimens of rocks in the ...

Background Hydration status is one measure used to determine risk of heat illness, such as heat stroke. The most common assessment used is urine specific gravity. However, this test presents inherent ...

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