Sweat Testing

Reference Ranges

Child (0 - 16y)

70.00 TO 90.00 mEq/L

Child (0 - 16y)

< 50.00 mEq/L

Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Addisons Disease Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Adrenal Cortical Hypofunction Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Central Diabetes Insipidus Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Diabetes Insipidus Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Ectodermal Dyplasia Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Hypothyroidism Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Subclinical Hypothyroidism Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Malnutrition Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Protein Energy Malnutrition Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Acute Renal Failure Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Anaemia of Chronic Renal Failure Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Chronic Renal Failure Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased) Kidney Failure Sodium (Na, Sweat) (Increased) Chloride (Sweat, Cl) (Increased)

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

Summary References

Treatments:

1. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra043184

2. http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/sweat_test.html

3. http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/sweat_chloride/test.html

4. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003630.htm

5. http://www.cff.org/AboutCF/Testing/SweatTest/

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