osmolal gap

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osmolal gap

[ozmōl′əl]

a difference between the observed and calculated osmolalities in serum analysis. The calculated osmolar values include sodium concentration multiplied by 2, plus glucose and blood urea nitrogen.

osmolal

adjectival form of mole, a one osmolal solution contains 1 mole of solute in 1 L of water.

osmolal gap

difference between the measured plasma osmolality and the osmolality calculated from the plasma concentration of normally measured solutes.

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