Serum Osmolarity
Serum osmolarity measures the body's electrolyte-water balance.
Serum osmolarity is proportional to the sum of blood urea nitrogen, serum glucose, serum potassium and serum sodium.
Formula
![Copy to Clipboard QuantityVariable[Subscript["S", "osm"], "Osmolarity"] == Quantity[1, IndependentUnit["milliosmoles"]/"Liters"]*(Quantity[0.35714285714285715, "Deciliters"/"Milligrams"]*QuantityVariable["BUN", "MassDensity"] + Quantity[1/18, "Deciliters"/"Milligrams"]*QuantityVariable["GLU", "MassDensity"] + Quantity[2, "Liters"/"Millimoles"]*(QuantityVariable[Subscript["S", "K"], "Molarity"] + QuantityVariable[Subscript["S", "Na"], "Molarity"]))](https://www.wolframcloud.com/objects/resourcesystem/marketplacestorage/resources/b08/b0886246-1318-45f8-b5ca-7c992d8b34a1/Webpage/FormulaImage.png)
| symbol | description | physical quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Sosm | serum osmolarity | "Osmolarity" |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen | "MassDensity" |
| GLU | serum glucose | "MassDensity" |
| SK | serum potassium | "Molarity" |
| SNa | serum sodium | "Molarity" |
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