Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 28

A specimen with a specific gravity of 1.001 would be considered:

A. Hyposthenuric

B. Not urine

C. Hypersthenuric

D. Isosthenuric

Step 1 of 2

Specific gravity:

Density of solution and density of same volume of distilled water are compared at same temperature.

• The specific gravity range of normal specimen (urine) is 1.002 to 1.035.

Terms in specific gravity:

• 1.010-Isosthenuric

• Above 1.010-Hypersthenuric

• Below 1.010-hyposthenuric

• Specimens below 1.002 specific gravity are “not urine”. So, 1.001 specific gravity do not considered as urine.

Therefore, 1.001 specific gravity specimen is “not urine”. Hence, the correct answer is option .