Urine Osmolal Gap Calculator
Reports an indirect urine osmole surrogate with ammonium limitations
When to use it
Use to estimate urine ammonium and assess renal acid excretion in metabolic acidosis.
Category
Electrolytes & Acid-Base
References
- Kamel KS et al. Use of Urine Electrolytes and Urine Osmolality in the Clinical Diagnosis of Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Disorders. Kidney Int Rep. 2021;6:1211-1224. PMID: 34013099
About NephroMind
This calculator is part of NephroMind, a free clinical decision-aid platform from the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation (ASNRT) — over 128 bedside nephrology calculators plus a renal drug-dosing database, coded by a practicing transplant nephrologist.