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Other diagnostic studies in patients with cystic fibrosis include sweat chloride test and nasal potential differences. | Other diagnostic studies in patients with cystic fibrosis include sweat chloride test and nasal potential differences which used to detect changes in CFTR function. | ||
== Other Diagnostic Studies == | == Other Diagnostic Studies == |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Other diagnostic studies in patients with cystic fibrosis include sweat chloride test and nasal potential differences which used to detect changes in CFTR function.
Other Diagnostic Studies
- Sweat chloride test: This test is an indicator of CFTR function and measures the chloride content of the sweat in the patients with cystic fibrosis.
- A sweat chloride value of more than 60 mmol/L is diagnostic for cystic fibrosis.
- Nasal Potential Difference (NPD): In patients with cystic fibrosis NPD is performed by running different solutions through the nose. Voltage measurements from these solutions are used to detect changes in CFTR function.