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osmole

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osmole [′äz‚mōl]
(chemistry)
The unit of osmolarity equal to the osmolarity of a solution that exerts an osmotic pressure equal to that of an ideal solution of a nondissociating substance that has a concentration of 1 mole of solute per liter of solution.
The unit of osmolality equal to the osmolality of a solution that exerts an osmotic pressure equal to that of an ideal solution of a nondissociating substance that has a concentration of 1 mole of solute per kilogram of solvent.
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This is because water can be excreted with nonelectrolyte osmoles (under physiologic conditions, this nonelectrolyte osmole in the urine is typically urea).
Dysnatremias: why are patients still dying? by Ayus, Juan Carlos / Southern Medical Journal
sg] depends on the total osmotic load consumed and the number of osmoles in vitamin tablets is small compared to the total osmotic load of daily food intake, vitamin ingestion does not influence [U.
Incidence of pre-game dehydration in athletes competing at an ... by Wood, Robert J. / Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
Thus, only 16 of the 35 unmeasured osmoles could be accounted for by the existing ethanol, leaving a residual osmolar gap (Formula 4) of 19.
An unusual case of poisoning by Sahn, Steven A. / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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