What is true about the urine osmolality when the kidney is adequately functioning?
a. Equal to the osmolality of the serum
b. Approximately half of the serum
c. In a ratio of 10:1 with the serum
d. Equal to the excretion of urea
A
If the blood osmolality is high, the kidneys need to dilute the blood and excrete more concen-trated urine, and the reverse is true. The osmolality of the serum and the urine should be equal.
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