sweat test

But a sweat test done during the first month of life may need to be repeated.

The most commonly used form of testing is the sweat test.

A sweat test, which measures the amount of salt in sweat.

A sweat test is done on any baby suspected of having cystic fibrosis.

For more information, see the medical test Sweat Test.

He also has attempted to solve his cramping problem, visiting a physician who gave him, in Blake's words, "a sweat test."

Finding a high amount of salt in two sweat tests or finding certain changed genes will confirm a diagnosis.

During the sweat test, medicine that causes a person to sweat is applied to the skin (usually on the arm or thigh).

What is a sweat test?

The sweat test measures the concentration of chloride that is excreted in sweat.

Genetic test - this is used if the sweat test is positive to see if they have both genes.

Electrophysiological studies may be of help in cases where neither sweat test nor DNA analysis were conclusive.

This was the basis of a clinically important sweat test for cystic fibrosis before genetic screening was available.

We conclude that further diagnostic tests are required for patients whose clinical course suggests CF, but whose sweat test result is normal.

The skin sweat test for chloride is primarily used to test for cystic fibrosis.

Individuals with cystic fibrosis can be diagnosed before birth by genetic testing, or by a sweat test in early childhood.

Regular urine and sweat test are performed, dogs trained to find drugs are also used and more strict control of visitors.

Or a child may need a sweat test to check for cystic fibrosis if prolapse has occurred more than once or the cause is not clear.

A positive genetic test is usually followed up by a sweat test, which is highly reliable for diagnosing cystic fibrosis.

These quantitative sweat tests have been shown to correlate with clinical signs of CRPS.

A thermoregulatory sweat test can evaluate the body's response to a thermal stimulus by inducing sweating through a hot box room, thermal blanket or exercise.

A few additional CF patients with normal sweat test results have been reported; their diagnosis was established by the detection of CF mutations.

In Germany where more economical sweat tests are used, it is not possible to calibrate detection to a level linked to impairment, and all users may be identified.

Hospital physicians were the first to identify the difference between celiac disease and cystic fibrosis, and to develop the sweat test for cystic fibrosis.

Pilocarpine is used to stimulate sweat glands in a sweat test to measure the concentration of chloride and sodium that is excreted in sweat.