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Castaigne's test
Also known as:
Épreuve de Castaigne (French)
Associated persons:
Joseph Castaigne
Description:
Test for density of urine.
French description: Etude, par densimétrie, de la concentration de l'urine au cours de toutes les mictions d'un nycthémère; si elle fournit des chiffres très différents les uns des autres, le fonctionnement du rein est souple et normal; il est "rigide" et dédectueux si tous les chiffres notés sont identiques.
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