Signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion include profuse sweating, weakness, nausea, vomiting, headache, lightheadedness, and. muscle cramps. Heat exhaustion can progress to heat stroke when the body's temperature regulation fails.
Whereas osmolality (with an â) is a measure of the osmoles (Osm) of solute per kilogram of solvent (osmol/kg or Osm/kg), osmolarity (with an r) is defined as the number of osmoles of solute per liter (L) of solution (osmol/L or Osm/L).
There is no discomfort. This test helps evaluate your body's water balance and urine concentration. This test helps check your body's water balance and urine concentration. Osmolality is a more specific test for urine concentration. The specific gravity test is easier and more convenient, and is usually part of a routine urinalysis. As such, the osmolality test may not be needed.