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Prueba de electrolitos en el sudor - Resultados

Nombres alternativos

Examen iontoforético del sudor; Cloruro en el sudor; Prueba del sudor

Valores normales:

Los valores normales son los siguientes:

  • Sodio:
    • Normal: menos de 60 mEq/L
    • Anormal: mayor a 90 mEq/L
    • Equívoco: 60 a 90 mEq/L
  • Cloruro:
    • Normal: menos de 40 mEq/L
    • Anormal: mayor a 60 mEq/L
    • Equívoco: 40 a 60 mEq/L

Nota: mEq/L = miliequivalentes por litro.

Los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. La persona debe hablar con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Un examen anormal puede indicar la presencia de fibrosis quística.

  • Fecha de revisión: 11/12/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Rachel A. Lewis, M.D., F.A.A.P., Columbia University Pediatric Faculty Practice, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Behrman RE. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 17th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004.

LeGrys VA. Diagnostic sweat testing: the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation guidelines. J Pediatr. Jul 2007; 151(1): 85-9.

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