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    Serum Osmolality/Osmolarity

    Calculates expected serum osmolarity, for comparison to measured osmolality to detect unmeasured compounds in the serum.

    mEq/L
    mg/dL
    mg/dL
    mg/dL
    mOsm/kg

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    Dr. Roy Purssell
    Dr. Roy Purssell
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    Roy Purssell, MD, is an emergency doctor at Vancouver General Hospital and a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of British Columbia. He is also the medical director of the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre and the president of the Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres. Dr. Purssell's areas of research include impaired driving, substance abuse, laboratory testing and adverse drug reactions.

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