Specific gravity — lab reference
In the reference guideHydration and concentrating ability affect result.
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Ask your clinician to consider altitude and iron/B12/folate status. Pregnancy requires trimester-specific ranges.
Macrocytosis and microcytosis require cause-specific interpretation.
Analyzer-specific; hemolysis and cold agglutinins may interfere.
Highly analyzer- and handling-specific. Ask your clinician to consider trend rather than isolated value.
Not pancreas-specific; interpret with lipase and clinical presentation.
Assay-specific; diagnostic thresholds for pancreatitis are separate.
Assay-specific; reflects approximately 2-3 weeks and is affected by protein turnover.
Approximate risk strata are sex-specific and assay-dependent.
More specific for cellular B12 deficiency; kidney impairment can elevate.
Interpret relative to lipids when appropriate; assay-specific.
Method-specific. Any clinic target should identify the exact assay.
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