COMLEX Osteopathic Medicine

Answer - C - Both osmolality and specific gravity will indicate urinary concentration. Osmolality will refer to the amount of solute particles while specific gravity measures density. These tests are screening mechanisms that can give a provider an indication that there is some imbalance within the body causing increases of “stuff” in the urine. It is not specific and would require additional tests to determine what “stuff” could be causing the changes.