The health care provider has ordered a urinalysis for a normally healthy client admitted to the hospital with dehydration. the client has been vomiting for the past 3 days and has had minimal oral intake. upon analysis of the results, the urine specific gravity reflects:

Upon analysis of the results, the urine specific gravity reflects 1.040 (dehydration is 1.030 - 1.040)1.040

Explanation:

Urine specific gravity test is a simple and a quick way of testing the abnormalities in our body such as kidney failure, dehydration or high sugar level. Urine specific gravity testing is done by comparing the density of the 'urine to the density of water'. The urine specific gravity of a person who is suffering from the dehydration is in the range of 1.030 to 1.040. The specific gravity of the person is higher who is suffering from dehydration and lower for those who are suffering from diabetes. The higher urine specific gravity may also reflect the problem in proper functioning of the kidneys.