sodium in sweat

Introduction

see sweat chloride

Indications

• measured in conjunction with sweat chloride using pilocarpine iontophoresis for diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF)

More general terms

• sodium (Na+) in serum & urine

Additional terms

• chloride (Cl-) in sweat
• cystic fibrosis (CF, mucoviscidosis)
• pilocarpine iontophoresis

Component of

• sodium/potassium in sweat