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Table 2 Urine solute excretion rates used to calculate urine concentrations [2, 9, 21]

From: Thermodynamic considerations in renal separation processes

Substance

Reference range (mmol/day)

Excretion rate used (mmol/day)

Sodium (Na + )

100 – 260

180

Potassium (K + )

25 – 100

63

Calcium (Ca2 + )

2.5-7.5

5

Chloride (Cl  )

80–250

165

Bicarbonate (HCO3 )

9.9–16.6

13

Glucose

0

0

Urea

200–405

303

Creatinine

2

2

Total

419–1023

731