AUBF-Lec-SWEAT Flashcards
A mild ________ pushes medicine into skin to cause sweating.
Sweat is collected, and _____ content is measured
electrical current
salt
used to diagnose Cystic Fibrosis
SWEAT TEST
autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting the mucous secreting glands of the body
Mucoviscidosis
associated with pancreatic insufficiency, respiratory distress and intestinal obstruction
Mucoviscidosis
Increase sodium and chloride due to inability of the sweat glands to reabsorb them before the sweat is secreted
Mucoviscidosis
_______ + ________ = induce sweat production
Pilocarpine + mild current
Pilocarpine + mild current= induce sweat production
GIBSON AND COOKE PILOCARPINE IONTOPHORESIS
GIBSON AND COOKE PILOCARPINE IONTOPHORESIS:
Sodium: (2)
Flame photometry, Ion exchange electrode
GIBSON AND COOKE PILOCARPINE IONTOPHORESIS:
Chloride: (2)
Manual or automated titration
SWEAT Sodium and Chloride values:
_______= diagnostic for CF
_______= Borderline for CF
> 70 mEq/L= diagnostic for CF
40 mEq/L= Borderline for CF