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t Brantly would be treated with a blood transfusion. The group said there was only enough serum for one patient.

Meanwhile, Emory University Hospital in Atlanta said there are plan

In Washington, the White House said it was looking into options for bringing back both Brantly and Writebol."Yesterday, an experimental serum arrived in the country, but there was only enough for one person. Dr. Brantly asked that it be given to Nancy Writebol," Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse, in a statement. "However, Dr. Brantly received a unit of blood from a 14-year-old boy who had survived Ebola because of Dr. Brantly's care. The young boy and his family wanted to be able to help the doctor that saved his life."

Brantly's wife, Amber, thanked everyone who has reached out to the family and offered prayers and support.

"I remain hopeful and believing that Kent will be healed from this dreadful disease," she said in a statement Thursday. "He is strong and peaceful and confident in the love of Jesus Christ, which is his sustenance right now."

Plasma osmolarity measures the body's electrolyte-water balance. ... A low serum osmolality will suppress the release of ADH, resulting in decreased water ...

Serum Osmolality - Medscape Reference

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Jan 22, 2013 - Serum Osmolality. The serum or plasma osmolality is a measure of the different solutes in plasma.

In a statement, the group said that Nancy Writebol was to be given the serum while Dr. Ken

s for an American aid worker who has been diagnosed with Ebola to be transferred there for treatment. The hospital did not say who the patient was and did not know when that person would arrive.