osmolality

The two factors work together to return the plasma osmolality to its normal levels.

A serum osmolality test is done on a blood sample taken from a vein.

In contrast, osmolality is independent of temperature and pressure.

Osmolality can be measured on an analytical instrument called an osmometer.

During increased osmolality, it is released from the posterior pituitary.

This increases the amount of water in the blood and helps restore serum osmolality to normal levels.

When you drink too much water, serum osmolality decreases.

Ionic contrast media typically, but not always, have higher osmolality and more side-effects.

If you do not drink enough water, the concentration of chemicals in your blood (serum osmolality) increases.

It should be noted that zinc is known to affect osmolality by increasing sodium retention.

The stool osmolality is usually not directly measured, and is often given a constant in the range of 290 to 300.

The exact relation between net water uptake and osmolality is not entirely clear from our findings.

However, if the concentration of solutes is very low, osmolarity and osmolality are considered equivalent.

Blood serum tests can also provide useful information about the osmolality of the body's extracellular fluids.

Hypersthenuria is a condition where the osmolality of the urine is elevated.

Osmolality can reach up to 1400 mOsmol/kg by the end of the descending limb.

Osmostat is the regulatory centers that control the osmolality of the extracellular fluid.

Normal human reference range of osmolality in plasma is about 285-295 milli-osmoles per kilogram.

The above cell volume regulatory mechanisms have usually been demonstrated by suddenly exposing cells to large changes in medium osmolality.

Non-ionic contrast media have lower osmolality and tend to have fewer side-effects.

This measurement gives the true plasma osmolality.

The concentration of NaCl was adjusted accordingly for these experiments to maintain osmolality.

Stool osmolality may also be measured.

The main stimulus for secretion of vasopressin is increased osmolality of plasma.