Non-urine body fluid specific gravity.(Readers respond)(Letter to the editor) Medical Laboratory Observer | March 1, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Nelson Publishing. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

At my institution, I took the issue to the next level. I reviewed the literature and contacted experts, who were all in agreement, that there was no clinical value for peritoneal or pleural specific gravity measurement. As a result, we eliminated the test from our menu. Elimination of the test was facilitated by the fact that we were getting a low (but persistent) volume of requests. I have yet to identify a unique clinical utility for peritoneal, pleural or synovial fluid specific gravity measurements and am willing to modify the policy if [that] can be provided.

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