Pilocarpine Iontophoresis

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Clinical-significance 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

Indications

• cystic fibrosis

Clinical-significance

• sweat chloride using pilocarpine iontophoresis is the gold standard for diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

More General Terms

• provocative clinical test
• iontophoresis

Additional Terms

• chloride (Cl-) & sodium (Na+) in sweat
• cystic fibrosis (CF, mucoviscidosis)

References

1. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 745
2. National Guideline Clearinghouse Guidelines for the performance of the sweat test for the investigation of cystic fibrosis in the UK. ngc-guideline: [1]

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