Osmolality is a colligative property of solutions that depends on the number of dissolved
particles in the solution.[1] The term osmolality expresses concentrations relative to the mass …

Osmolality is a measurement of the number of moles of dissolved particles per kg of solvent
(for clinical purposes, water is the solvent). Osmolarity is a measure of the number of …

Background: There are several methods for calculating serum osmolality, and their
accordance with measured osmolality is the subject of controversy. Methods: The …

Background Substituting whole blood osmolality for plasma osmolality could expedite
treatments otherwise delayed by the time required to separate erythrocytes from plasma …

The serum osmolality measurement has a clearly circumscribed use in clinical medicine.
Comparison of the measured osmolality with the osmolality calculated from the …

The terms osmotic pressure, osmotic coefficient, osmole, osmolarity, osmolality, effective
osmolality and delta osmolality are formally defined. Osmole is unit of the amount of …

Introduction: Serum osmolality is an essential laboratory parameter to understand several
clinical disorders such as electrolyte disturbances, exogenous intoxication and hydration …

Background: Plasma osmometry and the osmol gap have long been used to provide
clinicians with important diagnostic and prognostic patient information. Objective: We …

Background Plasma osmolality is a physic and chemical property of interest in emergency
medicine. This magnitude can be measured at the laboratory, but it is usually estimated with …

Background Many clinical laboratories require that specimens for serum and urine
osmolality determination be processed within 3 h of sampling or need to arrive at the …