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Evaluating the diluting and concentrating capacity of the kidney can be accomplished
with three basic laboratory tests, urine and plasma osmolalities, and circulating
levels of antidiuretic hormone. When used with simple techniques to stimulate dilution
and concentration, these tests will provide critical clinical information in patients
with defects in either dilution or concentration of the urine.
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© 1993 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
