0
Most people are diagnosed with CF at birth through newborn screening, or before the age of 2. A Doctor Who sees the symptoms of CF will order a sweat test or a genetic test to confirm the diagnosis.
A sweat test is the most common test used to diagnose cystic fibrosis and is considered the diagnostic "gold standard." A small electrode is placed on the skin (usually on the arm) to stimulate the sweat glands. Sweat is then collected and the amount of chloride, a component of salt in the sweat, is measured. A high level of chloride means that the person has cystic fibrosis.
For children who are less than six months old:
- Chloride levels at or above 60 mmol/L (a measure of concentration) means the child has CF.
- Chloride levels between 30 and 59 mmol/L are considered borderline and need to be examined on a case-by-case basis.
- Chloride levels below 30 mmol/L are considered negative for CF.
For people over the age of six months:
- Chloride levels at or above 60 mmol/L means the person has CF.
- Chloride levels between 40 and 59 mmol/L are boderline.
- Chloride levels below 40 mmol/L are considered negative for CF.
The best place to receive a reliable sweat test is at a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-accredited care center.
In a genetic test, a blood sample or cells taken from the inside of the cheek are sent to a laboratory that specializes in genetic testing. Most labs only test for the most common mutations of the CF gene. Because there are more than 1,000 mutations that cause CF, screening for all mutations is not possible. A genetic test is often used if the results from a sweat test are unclear.
What else can I help you with?
Can you get Cystic fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease and can only be inherited through genes. It all depends on your parents alleles. Let's say that the allele for cystic fibrosis is c. If your Mum has the allele Cc it means she is hetrozygous. If you Dad has the same allele he is also hetrozygous. When they had children, the two small c's could come together to make a child with the alleles cc. (This means that the child has cystic fibrosis and has homozygous reccessive alleles.) When they had children their alleles could also come together to make CC (homozygous dominant- this means that person doesn't carry an allele for cystic firbrosis and will never get it. This means that if that person had children with another person who has the alleles CC, their child wouldn't get it), or it could make a child with Cc alleles. The child with Cc alleles wouldn't get cystic fibrosis because the allele big C (dominant allele) over powers the allele small c (reccessive- the cystic fibrosis allele). Although this person doesn't have cystic fibrosis their children might because they carry the allele for cystic fibrosis, which is c.
What are herbal remidies for cystic acne?
You should consult a physician.
Should you get pregnant if you have stones in the cystic duct after gallbladder removal?
Someone please answer
What is a cystic foci in a kidney?
A cystic foci, or cystic focus, is when an ultrasound identifies a finding that is cystic-like. It mean there's a tiny collection of fluid wherever the cystic focus was found.
How do you start a topic sentence if its about Cystic fibrosis?
What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is a life threatening disease.
What is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United states?
cystic fibrosis (:cystic fibrosis :)cystic fibrosis ^-^
An individual heterozygous for cystic fibrosis?
Is a carrier of cystic fibrosis
Do girls have cystic fibrosis?
Yes, girls can get cystic fibrosis.
How should you punctuate this sentence At one point during the procedure the cystic artery was avulsed with resultant loss of a fair amount of blood?
It should be --- At one poi nt duri ng the procedure, the cystic artery was avulsed with resulta nt loss of a fair amou nt of blood.
How can you get cystic fibrosis?
For a baby to be born with Cystic Fibrosis, both parents must be carriers of the faulty CF gene. Where both parents carry the faulty gene, each child has a one in four chance of having CF, a two in four chance of being a carrier and a one in four chance of not having any CF genes.
What is an organization that helps people that have cystic fibrosis?
cystic fibrosis foundation
Is cystic fibrosis caused by a virus?
No. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease.
