Clinical Significance of Specific Gravity

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Clinical Significance of Specific Gravity

Measurement of specific gravity provides information regarding a patient's state of hydration or dehydration. It also can be used to determine loss of renal tubular concentrating ability. There are no "abnormal" specific gravity values. This test simply indicates urine concentration.