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Hyperosmolality and Trauma
Author(s) -
Hallberg D.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1974.tb00704.x
Subject(s) - plasma osmolality , medicine , water electrolyte balance , balance (ability) , hormone , body fluid , body water , urine osmolality , water balance , renal physiology , osmoregulation , electrolyte , urine output , urine , physiology , vasopressin , body weight , kidney , biology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , ecology , sodium , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry , salinity , electrode , engineering , creatinine
The present study shows that various metabolic substrates are of different importance for the maintenance of the osmolality of the body fluids. Many hormones seem to influence the osmolal balance either by influencing the number of particles in a solution or the water balance. The effect of one particular hormone on osmolality can often be difficult to establish, because one effect will start a sequence of regulatory processes. Measurements of plasma and urine osmolality will therefore give a more varied picture of the condition in the body than, for instance, studies of fluid and electrolyte balance alone.