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‌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 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 ...