<P> One of the main roles of the kidneys in humans and other mammals is to aid in the clearance of various water - soluble molecules, including toxins, toxicants, and metabolic waste . The body excretes some of these waste molecules via urination, and the role of the kidney is to concentrate the urine, such that waste molecules can be excreted with minimal loss of water and nutrients . The concentration of the excreted molecules determines the urine's specific gravity . In adult humans, normal specific gravity values range from 1.000 to 1.030 . </P> <P> Adults generally have a specific gravity in the range of 1.000 to 1.030 Increases in specific gravity (hypersthenuria, i.e. increased concentration of solutes in the urine) may be associated with dehydration, diarrhea, emesis, excessive sweating, urinary tract / bladder infection, glucosuria, renal artery stenosis, hepatorenal syndrome, decreased blood flow to the kidney (especially as a result of heart failure), and excess of antidiuretic hormone caused by Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone . A specific gravity greater than 1.035 is consistent with frank dehydration . In neonates, normal urine specific gravity is 1.003 . Hypovolemic patients usually have a specific gravity> 1.015 . </P> <P> Decreased specific gravity (hyposthenuria, i.e. decreased concentration of solutes in urine) may be associated with renal failure, pyelonephritis, diabetes insipidus, acute tubular necrosis, interstitial nephritis, and excessive fluid intake (e.g., psychogenic polydipsia). </P> <P> Osmolality is normally used for more detailed analysis but USG remains popular for its convenience </P>

What effect does an increase in adh have on the specific gravity of urine